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Nagisa Ōshima

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

March 31, 1932

Died

January 15, 2013 (age 80)

Place of Birth

Okayama, Japan

Also Known As

大島渚

Nagisa Ooshima

Нагиса Осима

Nagisa Ôshima

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

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

Chief Omura

1976

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

Narrator (voice)

1968

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

1983

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Himself

1991

ΦIDEA

ΦIDEA

1988

Level Five

Level Five

Self

1997

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Self - Narrator (voice)

1995

Rahman: Father of Bengal

Interviewer

1973

Cinématon

Cinématon

N°806

1978

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Himself

2002

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Self

1985

A Life of Mao

A Life of Mao

1976

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

Himself

1981

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

2010

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

Self

1983

Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam

Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam

Self - Interviewer

1977

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

2000

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Self

1993

Filmography

2010FilmThe Oshima Gang 2006FilmWhat's a Director?2002FilmDevotion: A Film About Ogawa Productionsas Himself 2000FilmScenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 1997FilmLevel Fiveas Self 1995Film100 Years of Japanese Cinemaas Self - Narrator (voice)1993FilmAkira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinemaas Self 1991FilmKyoto, My Mother's Placeas Himself 1988FilmΦIDEA 1985FilmThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishimaas Self 1983FilmThe Oshima Gangas Self 1983FilmThe Man Who Left His Soul on Film 1981FilmA Visit to Ogawa Productionsas Himself 1978FilmCinématonas N°806 1977FilmYokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guamas Self - Interviewer 1976FilmYakuza Graveyardas Chief Omura 1976FilmA Life of Mao 1973FilmRahman: Father of Bengalas Interviewer 1968FilmDeath by Hangingas Narrator (voice)