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Nagisa Ōshima

Directing · 1.7 popularity

Age

94

Movies

20

TV

0

Born: March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013
From: Okayama, Japan
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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.

Works

20 films

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

19687.5

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

19853.5

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

19766.6

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

20008.0

Cinématon

Cinématon

19784.9

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

19937.7

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

200210.0

Level Five

Level Five

19976.1

De droomproducenten

De droomproducenten

198410.0

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

19918.0

ΦIDEA

ΦIDEA

1988

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

1983

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

19955.9

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

1983

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006

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

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

19778.0

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

1981

Rahman: Father of Bengal

Rahman: Father of Bengal

19737.0

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

2010

A Life of Mao

A Life of Mao

19768.0