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Nagisa Ōshima
Director

Nagisa Ōshima

31 Mar 1932Born
15 Jan 2013Died
80Age at death
50Credits

Biography

Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa; 31 March 1932 – 15 January 2013) was a Japanese filmmaker, writer, and left-wing activist best known for his fiction feature films, of which he directed 23 in a career spanning from 1959 to 1999.

He is often regarded as one of the greatest Japanese directors of all time, and as one of the most important figures of the Japanese New Wave, alongside Shōhei Imamura. His filmmaking style bold, innovative and provocative, common themes include youthful rebellion, class and racial discrimination, and taboo sexuality.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2010The Oshima GangFilm
  2. 2006What's a Director?Film
  3. 1999TabooFilm: Director, Screenplay
  4. 1995BeRLiNFilm
  5. 1995100 Years of Japanese CinemaFilm: Director, Writer
  6. 1991Kyoto, My Mother's PlaceFilm: Director, Writer
  7. 1988ΦIDEAFilm
  8. 1986Max My LoveFilm: Director, Writer
  9. 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceFilm: Director, Screenplay
  10. 1983The Man Who Left His Soul on FilmFilm
  11. 1978CinématonFilm: N°806
  12. 1978Empire of PassionFilm: Director, Writer
  13. 1977Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on GuamFilm: Director
  14. 1976Yakuza GraveyardFilm: Chief Omura
  15. 1976In the Realm of the SensesFilm: Director, Writer
  16. 1976A Life of MaoFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 1973Rahman: Father of BengalFilm: Interviewer, Director
  18. 1972The Journey of the Blind MusiciansFilm: Director
  19. 1972Dear Summer SisterFilm: Director, Writer
  20. 1972ジョイ！バングラFilm: Director
  21. 1972The GiantsFilm: Director
  22. 1971The CeremonyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  23. 1970The Man Who Left His Will on FilmFilm: Director
  24. 1969BoyFilm: Director
  25. 1969Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural RevolutionFilm: Director, Writer
  26. 1969When Twilight Draws NearFilm: Writer
  27. 1969Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefFilm: Director, Writer
  28. 1969Band of Ninja PilotFilm: Director
  29. 1968The Greater East Asian WarFilm: Director, Writer
  30. 1968Three Resurrected DrunkardsFilm: Director, Writer
  31. 1968Death by HangingFilm: Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay
  32. 1967Japanese Summer: Double SuicideFilm: Director, Writer
  33. 1967Sing a Song of SexFilm: Director, Writer
  34. 1967Band of NinjaFilm: Screenplay, Director
  35. 1966Violence at NoonFilm: Director
  36. 1965Diary of YunbogiFilm: Director, Writer
  37. 1965Pleasures of the FleshFilm: Director, Screenplay
  38. 1964The Dawn of AsiaSeries: Director (13 episodes)
  39. 1964A Rebel's FortressFilm: Director, Screenplay
  40. 1964Watashi-wa berettoFilm: Director, Screenplay
  41. 1963The Forgotten Imperial ArmyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  42. 1963Chiisana bōken ryokōFilm: Director
  43. 1962The Christian RevoltFilm: Director, Writer
  44. 1961The CatchFilm: Director
  45. 1960Night and Fog in JapanFilm: Director, Writer
  46. 1960The Sun's BurialFilm: Director, Screenplay
  47. 1960Cruel Story of YouthFilm: Director, Screenplay
  48. 1959Street of Love and HopeFilm: Director, Writer
  49. 1959Donto ikōzeFilm: Screenplay
  50. 1959Tomorrow's SunFilm: Director, Writer

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