Shōhei Imamura

Director

Shōhei Imamura has a .455 batting average: 5 of 11 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.455
Hits
5 of 11 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 9% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1961–2002

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — 88/100 · hit
  2. The Pornographers (1966) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit
  4. Black Rain (1989) — 81/100 · hit
  5. The Eel (1997) — 80/100 · hit
  6. The Insect Woman (1963) — 78/100
  7. Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — 75/100
  8. Pigs and Battleships (1961) — 73/100
  9. Intentions of Murder (1964) — 73/100
  10. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) — 70/100
  11. September 11 (2002) — 67/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — 88/100 · hit
  2. The Pornographers (1966) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. September 11 (2002) — 67/100
  2. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) — 70/100
  3. Intentions of Murder (1964) — 73/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology