Nagisa Ōshima
Known for
Directing
Born
March 31, 1932
Birthplace
Okayama, Japan
Died
January 15, 2013 (aged 80)
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.
Best known work
In the Realm of the Senses
1976
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
Empire of Passion
1978
Taboo
1999
Death by Hanging
1968
Cruel Story of Youth
1960
Boy
1969
The Ceremony
1971
Violence at Noon
1966
Yakuza Graveyard
1976Filmography
2016
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the SensesOriginal Film Writer
2010
2006
2002
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productionsas Himself
2000
1999
TabooDirector, Screenplay
1997
Level Fiveas Self
1995
1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinemaas Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
1993
1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Placeas Himself, Director, Writer
1988
1986
Max My LoveDirector, Writer
1985
1984
De droomproducentenas Self
1983
The Oshima Gangas Self
1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceDirector, Screenplay
1983
1981
A Visit to Ogawa Productionsas Himself
1978
Cinématonas N°806
1978
Empire of PassionDirector, Writer
1977
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guamas Self - Interviewer, Director
1976
Yakuza Graveyardas Chief Omura
1976
In the Realm of the SensesDirector, Writer
1976
A Life of MaoDirector, Writer