- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- March 31, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Okayama, Japan
- Died
- January 15, 2013
Nagisa Ōshima
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.
Filmography
movieShort Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
2016 · Original Film Writer
movieThe Oshima Gang
2010
movieWhat's a Director?
2006
movieDevotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2002 · Himself
movieScenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000 · Self
movieTaboo
1999 · Director, Screenplay
movieLevel Five
1997 · Self
movie100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
movieAkira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
1993 · Self
movieKyoto, My Mother's Place
1991 · Himself, Director, Writer
movieΦIDEA
1988
movieMax My Love
1986 · Director, Writer
movieThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 · Self
movieDe droomproducenten
1984 · Self
movieThe Oshima Gang
1983 · Self
movieMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
movieA Visit to Ogawa Productions
1981 · Himself
movieCinématon
1978 · N°806
movieEmpire of Passion
1978 · Writer, Director
movieYokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977 · Self - Interviewer, Director
movieYakuza Graveyard
1976 · Chief Omura
movieIn the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Director, Writer
movieA Life of Mao
1976 · , Director, Writer
Rahman: Father of Bengal
movieRahman: Father of Bengal
1973 · Interviewer, Director
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
movieThe Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Director
movieDear Summer Sister
1972 · Writer, Director
ジョイ！バングラ
movieジョイ！バングラ
1972 · Director
movieThe Giants
1972 · Director
movieThe Ceremony
1971 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 · Director, Story
movieBoy
1969 · Director
movieMao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Director, Writer
movieDiary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969 · Editor, Director, Writer
movieWhen Twilight Draws Near
1969 · Writer
movieBand of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Director
movieThe Greater East Asian War
1968 · Director, Writer
movieThree Resurrected Drunkards
1968 · Writer, Director
movieDeath by Hanging
1968 · Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieJapanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967 · Writer, Director
movieSing a Song of Sex
1967 · Director, Writer
movieBand of Ninja
1967 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieViolence at Noon
1966 · Director
movieDiary of Yunbogi
1965 · Director, Producer, Writer
moviePleasures of the Flesh
1965 · Director, Screenplay
tvThe Dawn of Asia
1964 · Director
movieA Rebel's Fortress
1964 · Director, Screenplay
movieWatashi-wa beretto
1964 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Forgotten Imperial Army
1963 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Christian Revolt
1962 · Writer, Director
movieThe Catch
1961 · Director
movieNight and Fog in Japan
1960 · Writer, Director
movieThe Sun's Burial
1960 · Director, Screenplay
movieCruel Story of Youth
1960 · Director, Screenplay
movieStreet of Love and Hope
1959 · Writer, Director
movieDonto ikōze
1959 · Screenplay
movieTomorrow's Sun
1959 · Director, Writer