Shōhei Imamura

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:2018
gptkbp:active_years_start 1951
gptkbp:award gptkb:Golden_Lion
gptkb:Palme_d'_Or
gptkbp:birth_date 1926-09-15
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:Nikkatsu_Corporation
Independent filmmaker
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Japanese_culture
global cinema
gptkbp:death_date 2018-05-30
gptkbp:education gptkb:Tokyo_University_of_the_Arts
gptkb:Waseda_University
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_technique social issues
Japanese society
non-linear storytelling
human condition
documentary style
character-driven narratives
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkb:documentary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shōhei Imamura
gptkbp:influenced international filmmakers
Japanese filmmakers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Yasujirō_Ozu
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:known_for Japanese cinema
gptkbp:legacy influential director
mentor to young filmmakers
pioneer of Japanese New Wave
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_achievement Academy Award nominee
Golden Lion winner
two-time Palme d' Or winner
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Narayama
gptkb:Vengeance_Is_Mine
The Eel
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Producer
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Kawasaki,_Kanagawa,_Japan
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yoko_Imamura
gptkbp:style realism
social commentary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nikkatsu
gptkb:Japan_Academy_Prize_for_Excellence_in_Film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5