Nagisa Ōshima
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 31, 1932
- Died
- January 15, 2013
- Birthplace
- Okayama, Japan
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.
Filmography
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses 2016
Original Film Writer
The Oshima Gang 2010
Actor
What's a Director? 2006
Actor
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions 2002
as Himself
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000
as Self
Taboo 1999
Director, Screenplay
Level Five 1997
as Self
BeRLiN 1995
Actor
100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema 1993
as Self
Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991
as Himself, Director, Writer
ΦIDEA 1988
Actor
Max My Love 1986
Director, Writer
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima 1985
as Self
De droomproducenten 1984
as Self
The Oshima Gang 1983
as Self
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983
Screenplay, Director
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film 1983
Actor
A Visit to Ogawa Productions 1981
as Himself
Cinématon 1978
as N°806
Empire of Passion 1978
Writer, Director
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam 1977
as Self - Interviewer, Director
Yakuza Graveyard 1976
as Chief Omura
In the Realm of the Senses 1976
Director, Writer
A Life of Mao 1976
Actor, Director, Writer
- Rahman: Father of Bengal
Rahman: Father of Bengal 1973
as Interviewer, Director
- The Journey of the Blind Musicians
The Journey of the Blind Musicians 1972
Director
Dear Summer Sister 1972
Writer, Director
- ジョイ！バングラ
ジョイ！バングラ 1972
Director
The Giants 1972
Director
The Ceremony 1971
Director, Screenplay
The Man Who Left His Will on Film 1970
Director, Story
Boy 1969
Director
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution 1969
Director, Writer
When Twilight Draws Near 1969
Writer
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969
Editor, Director, Writer
Band of Ninja Pilot 1969
Director
The Greater East Asian War 1968
Director, Writer
Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968
Writer, Director
Death by Hanging 1968
as Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide 1967
Writer, Director
Sing a Song of Sex 1967
Director, Writer
Band of Ninja 1967
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Violence at Noon 1966
Director
Diary of Yunbogi 1965
Director, Producer, Writer
Pleasures of the Flesh 1965
Director, Screenplay
A Rebel's Fortress 1964
Director, Screenplay
Watashi-wa beretto 1964
Director, Screenplay
The Forgotten Imperial Army 1963
Director, Screenplay
Chiisana bōken ryokō 1963
Director
The Christian Revolt 1962
Writer, Director
The Catch 1961
Director
Night and Fog in Japan 1960
Writer, Director
The Sun's Burial 1960
Director, Screenplay
Cruel Story of Youth 1960
Director, Screenplay
A Town of Love and Hope 1959
Writer, Director
Donto ikōze 1959
Screenplay
Tomorrow's Sun 1959
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.