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Nagisa Ōshima

Lived · 80 Born · Mar 31, 1932 From · Okayama, Japan Films · 35

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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

Taboo poster

Kyoto, My Mother's Place poster

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence poster

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Empire of Passion poster

Empire of Passion

Career timeline

1999

1995

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

1991

Kyoto, My Mother's Place Notable

1986

1983

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Notable

1978

Empire of Passion

1977

Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam Notable

1976

In the Realm of the Senses

A Life of Mao Notable

1972

Dear Summer Sister

The Giants Notable

1971

1970

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

1969

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution Notable

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

1968

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Death by Hanging Notable

1967

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Sing a Song of Sex

1966

Violence at Noon

1965

Diary of Yunbogi

Pleasures of the Flesh

1964

A Rebel's Fortress Notable

Watashi-wa beretto

1963

The Forgotten Imperial Army

1962

The Christian Revolt

1961

Frequently appears with

Toshizo Hijikata

Full filmography

Taboo poster

100 Years of Japanese Cinema poster

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Kyoto, My Mother's Place poster

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Max My Love poster

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence poster

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Empire of Passion poster

Empire of Passion

Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam poster

Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam

In the Realm of the Senses poster

In the Realm of the Senses

A Life of Mao poster

Dear Summer Sister poster

Dear Summer Sister

The Giants poster

The Ceremony poster

The Man Who Left His Will on Film poster

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

Boy poster

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution poster

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief poster

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Band of Ninja Pilot poster

Band of Ninja Pilot

Three Resurrected Drunkards poster

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Death by Hanging poster

Death by Hanging

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide poster

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

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