Nagisa Ōshima
Directing
- Born
- March 31, 1932 · Okayama, Japan
- Died
- January 15, 2013 (age 80)
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
In the Realm of the Senses
September 15, 1976
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
May 28, 1983
Empire of Passion
September 6, 1978
Taboo
December 18, 1999
Death by Hanging
February 2, 1968
Cruel Story of Youth
June 3, 1960
Boy
July 26, 1969
The Ceremony
May 18, 1971
Violence at Noon
July 15, 1966
Max My Love
October 22, 1986
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
June 27, 1970
The Sun's Burial
August 9, 1960
Behind the camera43
- 2016Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses Original Film Writer
- 1999Taboo Director, Screenplay
- 1995100 Years of Japanese Cinema Director, Writer
- 1991Kyoto, My Mother's Place Director, Writer
- 1986Max My Love Director, Writer
- 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Screenplay, Director
- 1978Empire of Passion Writer, Director
- 1977Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam Director
- 1976In the Realm of the Senses Director, Writer
- 1976