Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
March 31, 1932
Place of Birth:
Okayama, Japan
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Nagisa Ōshima
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Oshima Gang | |
| 2006 | What's a Director? | |
| 2002 | Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions | Himself |
| 2000 | Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano | |
| 1997 | Level Five | Self |
| 1995 | 100 Years of Japanese Cinema | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema | Self |
| 1991 | Kyoto, My Mother's Place | Himself |
| 1988 | ΦIDEA | |
| 1985 | The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima | Self |
| 1983 | The Oshima Gang | Self |
| 1983 | The Man Who Left His Soul on Film | |
| 1981 | A Visit to Ogawa Productions | Himself |
| 1978 | Cinématon | N°806 |
| 1977 | Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam | Self - Interviewer |
| 1976 | Yakuza Graveyard | Chief Omura |
| 1976 | A Life of Mao | |
| 1973 | Rahman: Father of Bengal | Interviewer |
| 1968 | Death by Hanging | Narrator (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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