On May 30, Japan lost another great movie director.
Shohei Imamura, the director known for films "Unagi" and "Narayamabushi ko" (both Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winners) passed away at the age of 79 due to cancer. Check out his wonderful movies again in memory of the this influential director.

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Ryohei Imamura Kessakusen Vol.1 Japanese Movie	Ryohei Imamura Kessakusen Vol.2 Japanese Movie
Director Shohei Imamura's docummentary footage filmed in 1970s. Contains "Mikikanhei wo otte / Marey Hen," "Bubuan no Kaizoku," "Tooku e ikitai," and "Ore no Shimokita." . . . within 2-4 weeks DVD | 2004/07/23 | 4700yen	Director Shohei Imamura's docummentary footage filmed in 1970s. Contains "Kikanhei wo otte / Thai Hen," "Muhomatsu Kokyo ni Kaeru," and "Otonashii Nihonjin." . . . within 3-7 days DVD | 2004/07/23 | 4700yen
Ryohei Imamura Kessakusen Vol.3 Japanese Movie	The Eel (Unagi) Perfect Edition (Director's Cut) Japanese Movie
Director Shohei Imamura's docummentary footage filmed in 1970s. Contains "Zoku Mikikanhei wo otte," and "Karayukisan." . . . within 3-7 days DVD | 2004/07/23 | 4700yen	The film won Golden Palm at 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Koji Yakusho ("Shall We Dance?") plays Yamashita who finds out about his wife's cheating, kills her. After eight years in prison, he gets out and . . . within 2-4 weeks DVD | 2004/01/23 | 5600yen
Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu (Warm Water Under a Red Bridge) Japanese Movie	Narayama Bushiko (The Ballad of Narayama) (1982) Japanese Movie
Director Shouhei Imamura is known for his masterpieces "Narayama bushikou (The Ballad of Narayama)" and "Unagi (The Eel)" for which he won Cannes Palme D'Or. HIs 13th picture "Akai hashi no shita no n . . . within 3-5 days DVD | 2002/05/02 | 4800yen	Directed by Shohei Imamura, the acclaimed director of "Kuroi Ame/Black Rain" and "Unagi." Set in an indeterminate past, it tells a story of a small Japanese village where law dictates that those who t . . . within 3-5 days DVD | 2002/07/21 | 4500yen
Buta to Gunkan (The Flesh is Hot) Japanese Movie	Bakumatsu Taiyoden (Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate) Japanese Movie
within 3-5 days DVD | 2002/11/22 | 3800yen	within 3-5 days DVD | 2002/11/22 | 3800yen
Ningen Johatsu Japanese Movie	Kanzo sensei (Dr. Akagi) Japanese Movie
A booklet included. . . . within 3-7 days DVD | 2004/01/23 | 4700yen	The disc is picture-labeled. Remastered from a new print. . . . within 3-5 days DVD | 2004/05/21 | 4500yen
Yukiyukite, kangun Movie	11'09''01 - SEPTEMBER 11 Movie
Out of Print DVD | 2000/11/24 | 4700yen	The anthology compiles 11 short films about the September 11 terrorist attacks, made by 11 filmmakers from 11 countries. Each film runs 11 minutes, 9 seconds and 1 frame. The directors include Youssef . . . Out of Print DVD | 2003/09/05 | 4700yen