Director
Nagisa Ōshima
March 31, 1932 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Kei Satō
11 titles together
Empire of Passion, Taboo, Death by Hanging
Rokkō Toura
10 titles together
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Death by Hanging, The Ceremony
Fumio Watanabe
10 titles together
Death by Hanging, Cruel Story of Youth, Boy
Akiko Koyama
9 titles together
In the Realm of the Senses, Empire of Passion, Death by Hanging
Hōsei Komatsu
8 titles together
Death by Hanging, The Ceremony, Violence at Noon
Taiji Tonoyama
6 titles together
In the Realm of the Senses, Empire of Passion, The Ceremony
Full filmography · 42
The Oshima Gang
cast
2010
What's a Director?
cast
2006
Taboo
Director
19996.6
ΦIDEA
cast
1988
Max My Love
Director and Writer
19865.8
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Director
19837.3
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
cast
1983
Cinématon
as N°806
1978
Empire of Passion
Director and Writer
19786.9
Yakuza Graveyard
as Chief Omura
19766.6
In the Realm of the Senses
Director and Writer
19766.6
A Life of Mao
cast and Director and Writer
1976