Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday31 March 1932
Died15 January 2013 (age 80)
Place of birthOkayama, Japan
Known credits57

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.

Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
2016 · Original Film Writer
The Oshima Gang
The Oshima Gang
2010
What's a Director?
What's a Director?
2006
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2002 · Himself
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000 · Self
Taboo
Taboo
1999 · Director
Taboo
Taboo
1999 · Screenplay
Level Five
Level Five
1997 · Self
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Self - Narrator (voice)
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Director
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Writer
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
1993 · Self
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991 · Himself
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991 · Director
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991 · Writer
ΦIDEA
ΦIDEA
1988
Max My Love
Max My Love
1986 · Director
Max My Love
Max My Love
1986 · Writer
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 · Self
De droomproducenten
De droomproducenten
1984 · Self
The Oshima Gang
The Oshima Gang
1983 · Self
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Screenplay
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Director
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
1981 · Himself
Cinématon
Cinématon
1978 · N°806
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Writer
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Director
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977 · Self - Interviewer
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977 · Director
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard
1976 · Chief Omura
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Director
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Writer
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao
1976
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao
1976 · Director
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao
1976 · Writer
Rahman: Father of Bengal
1973 · Interviewer
Rahman: Father of Bengal
1973 · Director
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Director
Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister
1972 · Writer
Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister
1972 · Director
ジョイ！バングラ
1972 · Director
The Giants
The Giants
1972 · Director
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Director
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Screenplay
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 · Director
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 · Story
Boy
Boy
1969 · Director
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