Nagisa Ōshima

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born March 31, 1932Died January 15, 2013 (80 years)
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

  • Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  • In the Realm of the Senses
  • Taboo
  • Empire of Passion
  • Death by Hanging
  • Cruel Story of Youth
  • Boy
  • The Pleasures of the Flesh
  • Max My Love
  • The Ceremony
  • Violence at Noon
  • The Sun's Burial
  • Sing a Song of Sex
  • Double Suicide: Japanese Summer
  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
  • Night and Fog in Japan
  • The Man Who Left His Will on Film
  • Three Resurrected Drunkards
  • A Town of Love and Hope
  • The Catch
  • Dear Summer Sister
  • Diary of a Yunbogi Boy
  • Band of Ninja
  • The Revolutionary

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