FILM DIRECTOR
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
Shohei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura (今村 昌平, Imamura Shōhei, 15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shohei Imamura has received more than 248,136 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Shohei Imamura is the 154th most popular film director (up from 196th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Japan (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Film Director.
Shohei Imamura is most famous for his films, such as The Insect Woman, Pigs and Battleships, and The Eel.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
62.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.48
Effective Languages (L*)
2.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Shohei Imamura ranks 154 out of 2,041. Before him are Frances Marion, Louis Malle, Ettore Scola, Victor Sjöström, Ed Wood, and Alexander Dovzhenko. After him are Otto Preminger, Roland Emmerich, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jesús Franco, Peter Greenaway, and Kim Ki-duk.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrances Marion
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 148
Louis Malle
1932 - 1995
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
Ettore Scola
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 150
Victor Sjöström
1879 - 1960
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 151
Ed Wood
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 152
Alexander Dovzhenko
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 153
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 154
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
Roland Emmerich
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 156
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 157
Jesús Franco
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 158
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 159
Kim Ki-duk
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 160
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Shohei Imamura ranks 59. Before him are Harry Dean Stanton, Ingeborg Bachmann, George Martin, Henry Way Kendall, Tony Bennett, and Maria Schell. After him are Masatoshi Koshiba, Vasily Arkhipov, Sergio Corbucci, Hilary Putnam, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Margot Frank. Among people deceased in 2006, Shohei Imamura ranks 41. Before him are Clifford Geertz, Alexander Litvinenko, Markus Wolf, Bülent Ecevit, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and John Kenneth Galbraith. After him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Telmo Zarra, P. W. Botha, Nam June Paik, Claude Jade, and Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsHarry Dean Stanton
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 53
Ingeborg Bachmann
WRITER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 54
George Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 55
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 56
Tony Bennett
SINGER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 57
Maria Schell
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 58
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 59
Masatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 60
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 61
Sergio Corbucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1990
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 62
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 63
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 64
Margot Frank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsClifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 35
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 36
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 37
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 38
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 39
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 40
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 41
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 43
P. W. Botha
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 44
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 45
Claude Jade
ACTOR
1948 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 46
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 47
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shohei Imamura ranks 165 out of 6,245. Before him are Ken Watanabe (1959), Shoko Asahara (1955), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Emperor Ōjin (210), and Antonio Inoki (1943). After him are Emperor Kaika (-208), Emperor Tenmu (631), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), and Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKen Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 159
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 160
Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 161
Nobusuke Kishi
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1987
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 162
Emperor Ōjin
POLITICIAN
210 - 310
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 163
Antonio Inoki
WRESTLER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 164
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 165
Emperor Kaika
POLITICIAN
208 BC - 97 BC
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 166
Emperor Tenmu
POLITICIAN
631 - 686
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 167
Masatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 168
Junichiro Koizumi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 169
Emperor Suinin
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 70
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 170
Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 171
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Shohei Imamura ranks 7. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Akira Kurosawa (1910), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Isao Takahata (1935), Takeshi Kitano (1947), and Kenji Mizoguchi (1898). After him are Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), and Makoto Shinkai (1973).
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 1
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 2
Yasujirō Ozu
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 3
Isao Takahata
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 5
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 8
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 9
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 10
Hideaki Anno
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 11
Franklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 12
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 13