SCFZ poll: Shohei Imamura

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Polling the films of director Shohei Imamura

The rules:

- your list can include no more than half of the Imamura films you've seen, up to a maximum of 5. So if you've seen seven of his films, for example, you can list only a top 3. It's only if you've seen ten or more of his films than you can list the maximum of five.

- i'll assume ballots are ranked unless you tell me otherwise. unranked ballots are fine.

- deadline for ballots: next Friday, in seven days, whatever day that is

- if anyone is watching films for these polls, then i'll extend the deadline three days, if someone requests an extension

- next poll: whoever posts the first ballot in this thread is free to nominate the director we poll next, unless you've nominated in this round already (everyone should get a chance). Already nominated this round: brian d, greennui, ofrene, kanafani, bure, greg x

umbugbene created an index on letterboxd of all of our previous polls here: letterboxd.com/umbugbene/list/index-of-all-scfz-director-polls/

one rule for nominees: at least 3 scfzers need to have seen 10+ of a nominee's films, or at least 4 scfzers need to have seen at least 8 of the nom's films, so if it isn't clear if that will be the case, we'll confirm that's true before moving forward

if 24 hours pass after a poll opens, and no one eligible to nominate has posted a ballot, then i'll nominate someone, and then we'll start over, and everyone will be able to nominate again

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The Profound Desire of the Gods
Unagi
Vengeance is Mine
Endless Desire
The Pornographers

seen ten

[oscarwerner]

Seen 8. My votes go to:
1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
2. Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
3. The Insect Woman (1963)
4. Black Rain (1989)

[nrh]

warm water under a red bridge
unagi
history of postwar japan as told by a bar hostess
the insect woman
dr akagi

[Caracortada]

I've only seen two.

1. The Ballad of Narayama

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Why Not?
Dr. Akagi
Vengeance is Mine
The Incest Woman
Pigs and Battleships

[brian d]

seen 8

profound desires of the gods
ballad of narayama
the pornographers
pigs and battleships

[wigwam]

seen 5

Intentions of Murder
A Man Vanishes

[Umbugbene]

Seen 6

Intentions of Murder
Dr. Akagi

If FilmStruck hadn't shut down last November, my next binge was going to be Imamura. Oh well.

[josiahmorgan11]

1. the pornographers

[rischka]

7...

pornographers
narayama
dr akagi ♥

[Curtis, baby]

seen 2

Vengeance is Mine

[flip]

Seen 8.

you can nominate the director for our next poll if you like!

[oscarwerner]

With great pleasure. I suggest Peter Yates.
Solid enough and many films. Checking him on our lists and seems we haven`t rated him ...

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Anticipating the question, I've got 14 Yates viewed

[kanafani]

Pornographers
Ballad of narayama

[rischka]

Anticipating the question, I've got 14 Yates viewed

i have 4

[St. Gloede]

Seen 13,

Kuroi ame / Black Rain (1989)
Akai satsui / Intentions of Murder (1964)
Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari / Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Hateshinaki yokubô / Stolen Desire (1958)
Nianchan / My Second Brother (1959)

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yea we should check peter yates, do you have 10+ oscar? seems the kind of director people might have seen more films by than they realize, but i've only seen one. if oscar has 10+ and greg has 14, we just need one more person with 10+ yates seen, and then he will be our next poll.

[wba2]

01. Intentions of Murder (1964)
02. Endless Desire (1958)
03. Warm Water under a Red Bridge (2001)
04. Dr Akagi (1998)
05. Nishi Ginza Station (1958)

Imamura seen: 11

PS: Love Yates, but seen merely 4 (though I would vote for 3 of those, if I could).

[nrh]

only seen 4 yates films but loved them all. i have seen 5 of his episodes of danger man though.

[oscarwerner]

yea we should check peter yates, do you have 10+ oscar? seems the kind of director people might have seen more films by than they realize, but i've only seen one. if oscar has 10+ and greg has 14, we just need one more person with 10+ yates seen, and then he will be our next poll.

O yes.....I have seen 18 of Yates. 10 ++ I hope we will meet one more person. Yates created many popular films, not all of equal quality, but he is such a director. As you say -people might have seen more films by than they realize:) I was also surprised when i found out i have seen 18 Yates films. Dear colleagues, i encourage you to check Peter Yates films on letterb and imdb:)

[ofrene]

seen 8

1. Profound Desires of the Gods
2. Vengeance Is Mine
3. Intentions of Murder
4. A Man Vanishes

[john ryan]

Seen 12

1. Vengeance is Mine
2. Black Rain
3. The Eel
4. Warm Water Under a Red Bidge
5. Profound Desires of the Gods

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oscar - it looks like we might need a fallback option if yates doesn't work!

[oscarwerner]

No problem:) Sad for poor Peter Yates, but i nominate n2. - Norman Jewison - (seen 16 of Jewison). And in case if people don`t see him enough, my nomination n3. - Don Siegel (seen -omg-25 of Don Siegel)

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18 Jewison, 17 Siegel

[Curtis, baby]

Insufficient Jewison from me; 9 Siegel however

[Silga]

I'm of little help as always:

Yates - 4
Jewison - 2
Siegel - 6 (Love all but one)

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5 jewison, 7 siegel