SCFZ

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

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

seen ten

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)

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

I've only seen two.

1. The Ballad of Narayama

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

seen 8

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

seen 5

Intentions of Murder
A Man Vanishes

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.

1. the pornographers

7...

pornographers
narayama
dr akagi ♥

seen 2

Vengeance is Mine

oscarwerner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:12 pm Seen 8.

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

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

Anticipating the question, I've got 14 Yates viewed

Pornographers
Ballad of narayama

greg x wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:22 pm Anticipating the question, I've got 14 Yates viewed

i have 4

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)

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.

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).

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

flip wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:13 am 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:)

seen 8

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

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

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

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)

18 Jewison, 17 Siegel

Insufficient Jewison from me; 9 Siegel however

I'm of little help as always:

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

5 jewison, 7 siegel