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Japan's two-time Cannes winner Imamura dies at 79
TOKYO -- Award-winning Japanese director Shohei Imamura died Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, a Japanese film directors' group said. He was 79.
Imamura died of liver cancer, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
The director was undergoing treatment after he was diagnosed with cancer last year, NHK said. An official of the Directors Guild of Japan confirmed Imamura died, but had no further details.
Imamura's office in Tokyo did not answer despite repeated calls.
Born in Tokyo in 1926, Imamura won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for "The Ballad of Narayama" and another for "The Eel" in 1997. He was the fourth director to win two Palme d'Or prizes. (AP)
TOKYO -- Award-winning Japanese director Shohei Imamura died Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, a Japanese film directors' group said. He was 79.
Imamura died of liver cancer, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
The director was undergoing treatment after he was diagnosed with cancer last year, NHK said. An official of the Directors Guild of Japan confirmed Imamura died, but had no further details.
Imamura's office in Tokyo did not answer despite repeated calls.
Born in Tokyo in 1926, Imamura won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for "The Ballad of Narayama" and another for "The Eel" in 1997. He was the fourth director to win two Palme d'Or prizes. (AP)
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