Nagisa Ōshima
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1932-03-31 · Okayama, Japan
- Died
- 2013-01-15
Known for
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) — Director
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — Director
- Empire of Passion (1978) — Director
- Taboo (1999) — Director
- Death by Hanging (1968) — Narrator (voice)
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960) — Director
- Boy (1969) — Director
- The Ceremony (1971) — Director
- Violence at Noon (1966) — Director
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) — Chief Omura
- Max My Love (1986) — Director
- The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) — Director
- The Sun's Burial (1960) — Director
- Level Five (1997) — Self
- Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) — Director
- Sing a Song of Sex (1967) — Director