Director
Kōji Wakamatsu
April 1, 1936 · Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 Wakamatsu Kōji, 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as Ecstasy of the Angels (天使の恍惚 Tenshi no Kōkotsu, 1972) and Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (ゆけゆけ二度目の処女 Yuke Yuke Nidome no Shojo, 1969). He also produced Nagisa Ōshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses (1976). He has been called "the most important director to emerge in the pink film genre," and one of "Japan's leading directors of the 1960s."
His 2010 film, Caterpillar, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
Often works with
Ken Yoshizawa
4 titles together
Caterpillar, Ecstasy of the Angels, Naked Bullet
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Yuko Ejima
4 titles together
Go, Go Second Time Virgin, Violence Without a Cause, Season of Terror
Miki Hayashi
3 titles together
Violated Angels, Violent Virgin, Naked Bullet
Masao Adachi
3 titles together
The Embryo Hunts in Secret, Ecstasy of the Angels, Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
Go Jibiki
3 titles together
Caterpillar, United Red Army, 11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
Arata Iura
3 titles together
Caterpillar, United Red Army, 11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
Full filmography · 102
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
cast
2022
The Millennial Rapture
Director
2012
11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
Director
2012
Petrel Hotel Blue
Director and Writer
2012
Pure Asia
cast
2011
Caterpillar
Director
20106.3
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
cast
2009
United Red Army
Director and Writer
20076.4
Prisoner/Terrorist
cast
2007
What's a Director?
cast
2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats
as Oji-san
2006
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Director
2004