Nagisa Ōshima
47 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Mar 31, 1932
- Died
- Jan 15, 2013 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Okayama, Japan
- Also known as
- 大島 渚 · Nagisa Ooshima · Нагиса Осима · Nagisa Ôshima
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Nagisa Ōshima: movies and TV shows
Acting (10)
- 2010
- 2006
- 1995
- 1988
- 1983
- 1978 Cinématon
as N°806
- 1976 Yakuza Graveyard
as Chief Omura
- 1976
- 1973 Rahman: Father of Bengal
as Interviewer
- 1968 Death by Hanging
as Narrator (voice)
Behind the camera (44)
- 2016 Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Original Film Writer
- 1999 Taboo
Director, Screenplay
- 1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Director, Writer
- 1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Director, Writer
- 1986 Max My Love
Director, Writer
- 1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Screenplay, Director
- 1978 Empire of Passion
Writer, Director
- 1977
- 1976 In the Realm of the Senses
Director, Writer
- 1976 A Life of Mao
Director, Writer
- 1973 Rahman: Father of Bengal
Director
- 1972 The Journey of the Blind Musicians
Director
- 1972 Dear Summer Sister
Writer, Director
- 1972 ジョイ！バングラ
Director
- 1972 The Giants
Director
- 1971 The Ceremony
Director, Screenplay
- 1970 The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Director, Story
- 1969 Boy
Director
- 1969 Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Director, Writer
- 1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editor, Director, Writer
- 1969 When Twilight Draws Near
Writer
- 1969 Band of Ninja Pilot
Director
- 1968 The Greater East Asian War
Director, Writer
- 1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards
Writer, Director
- 1968 Death by Hanging
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Writer, Director
- 1967 Sing a Song of Sex
Director, Writer
- 1967 Band of Ninja
Screenplay, Director, Producer
- 1966 Violence at Noon
Director
- 1965 Diary of Yunbogi
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1965 Pleasures of the Flesh
Director, Screenplay
- 1964
- 1964 A Rebel's Fortress
Director, Screenplay
- 1964 Watashi-wa beretto
Director, Screenplay
- 1963 The Forgotten Imperial Army
Director, Screenplay
- 1963 Chiisana bōken ryokō
Director
- 1962 The Christian Revolt
Writer, Director
- 1961 The Catch
Director
- 1960 Night and Fog in Japan
Writer, Director
- 1960 The Sun's Burial
Director, Screenplay
- 1960 Cruel Story of Youth
Director, Screenplay
- 1959 Street of Love and Hope
Writer, Director
- 1959 Donto ikōze
Screenplay
- 1959 Tomorrow's Sun
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- 2002
- 2000
- 1997
- 1993
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1981