Shōhei Imamura

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Mitsuko Baisho

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.

Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto

An anthology of short films inspired by the events of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.

Dir. Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Samira Makhmalbaf, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Amos Gitai, Shōhei Imamura, Sean Penn, Mira Nair, Danis Tanović, Youssef Chahine, Claude Lelouch · With Ernest Borgnine, Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit