Shōgo Imamura

is a Japanese writer. He is best known for writing historical fiction novels. He won the 166th Naoki Prize in 2022.

Early life Imamura was born in Kamo, Kyoto (now Kizugawa) on June 18, 1984. His father, , is a former elementary school teacher. He graduated from and Kansai University's Faculty of Letters. Upon graduation, he worked as a dance instructor and an archeologist at the Moriyama Buried Cultural Properties Center.

Career While in fifth grade, Imamura read Sanada Taiheiki by Shōtarō Ikenami, which lead him to consider pursuing a career as a writer. In 2016, Imamura won the Grand Prize for Kire, Hikogoro.

In February 2018, Imamura quit his job at the Moriyama Buried Cultural Properties Center to pursue writing full time. He was nominated for the 163rd Naoki Prize in 2020 for Jinkan. Later that year, he started screenwriting with , a Japanese television drama. He began appearing on the radio show in September 2022 with former Nogizaka46 member . In 2023, Imamura founded Hon Mirai, an organization to promote young writers.

In 2022, his novel Last Samurai Standing was adapted into a manga illustrated by . It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning beginning in December 2022, with its chapters collected in six volumes as of November 2025. In 2025, it was made into a live-action TV series of the same name. The series was released in November 2025 on Netflix.

Personal life Imamura resides in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.