Biography (1)
Nagisa Oshima (b. 1932, Kyoto) comes from a family of samurai. The most famous and most controversial of the young directors, Oshima sparked off the New Wave in Japan with his debut A Street of Love and Hope in 1959. He had a penchant for literature and poetry in his adolescence and in college became a leading activist in the leftist movement. A direct political dimension, often on the border with documentary, and the influence of the French New Wave, particularly… (more)
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Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1999 |
Taboo |
| 1986 |
Max My Love |
| 1983 |
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence |
| 1978 |
Empire of Passion |
| 1976 |
In the Realm of the Senses |
| 1972 |
Dear Summer Sister |
| 1971 |
The Ceremony |
| 1970 |
The Man Who Put His Will on Film |
| 1969 |
Boy |
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief |
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| 1968 |
Death by Hanging |
Three Resurrected Drunkards |
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| 1967 |
Night of the Killer |
Ninja Bugeicho |
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Sing a Song of Sex |
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| 1966 |
Violence at Noon |
| 1965 |
The Pleasures of the Flesh |
| 1964 |
Aisurebakoso (TV movie) |
Ajia no akebono (TV movie) |
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Aogeba totoshi (TV movie) |
|
Chiisana boken ryoko |
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Chita Niseigo taiheiyô ôdan (TV movie) |
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Gimei shojo (TV movie) |
|
Watashi wa Bellett |
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| 1962 |
The Christian Lord |
| 1961 |
The Catch |
| 1960 |
Cruel Story of Youth |
Night and Fog in Japan |
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The Sun's Burial |
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| 1959 |
A Street of Love and Hope |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Il était une fois... Empire des Sens (TV movie) |
| 1994 |
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (TV movie) |
| 1991 |
Kyoto, My Mother's Place |
| 1977 |
Shisha wa itsumademo wakai (TV movie) |
Yokoi shoichi: guamu-to 28 nen no nazo o ou (TV movie) |
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| 1976 |
Denki mo-taku-to (TV movie) |
Ikiteiru gyokusai no shima (TV movie) |
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Ikiteiru umi no bohyo (TV movie) |
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Ogon no daichi Bengal (TV movie) |
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| 1975 |
Battle of Tsushima, The |
Ikiteiru nihonkai-kaisen (TV movie) |
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| 1973 |
Bengal no chichi laman (TV movie) |
| 1972 |
Goze: Momoku no onna-tabigeinin (TV movie) |
Joi! Bangla (TV movie) |
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Kyojin-gun (TV movie) |
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| 1969 |
Mo-taku-to to bunka daikakumei (TV movie) |
| 1968 |
Daitoa senso (TV movie) |
| 1965 |
Diary of a Yunbogi Boy |
Gyosen sonansu (TV movie) |
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| 1964 |
Aru kokutetsu-jomuin (TV movie) |
Hankotsu no toride (TV movie) |
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Seishun no ishibumi (TV movie) |
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| 1963 |
The Forgotten Soldiers (TV movie) |
| 1962 |
Kori no naka no seishun (TV movie) |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1959 |
Tomorrow's Sun |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1999 |
Taboo |
| 1983 |
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence |
| 1978 |
Empire of Passion |
| 1976 |
In the Realm of the Senses |
| 1972 |
Dear Summer Sister |
| 1971 |
The Ceremony |
| 1969 |
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief |
| 1968 |
Death by Hanging |
Three Resurrected Drunkards |
|
| 1967 |
Night of the Killer |
Ninja Bugeicho |
|
Sing a Song of Sex |
|
| 1965 |
The Pleasures of the Flesh |
| 1964 |
Aisurebakoso (TV movie) |
Aogeba totoshi (TV movie) |
|
Chita Niseigo taiheiyô ôdan (TV movie) |
|
Gimei shojo (TV movie) |
|
| 1962 |
The Christian Lord |
| 1960 |
Cruel Story of Youth |
Night and Fog in Japan |
|
The Sun's Burial |
|
| 1959 |
A Street of Love and Hope |
Donto ikó ze |
|
Tsukimiso |
|
| 1953 |
Thousand Cranes |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1991 |
Kyoto, My Mother's Place |
| 1977 |
Shisha wa itsumademo wakai (TV movie) |
Yokoi shoichi: guamu-to 28 nen no nazo o ou (TV movie) |
|
| 1976 |
Denki mo-taku-to (TV movie) |
Ikiteiru gyokusai no shima (TV movie) |
|
Ikiteiru umi no bohyo (TV movie) |
|
Ogon no daichi Bengal (TV movie) |
|
| 1975 |
Ikiteiru nihonkai-kaisen (TV movie) |
| 1972 |
Goze: Momoku no onna-tabigeinin (TV movie) |
Joi! Bangla (TV movie) |
|
Kyojin-gun (TV movie) |
|
| 1969 |
Mo-taku-to to bunka daikakumei (TV movie) |
| 1968 |
Daitoa senso (TV movie) |
| 1965 |
Diary of a Yunbogi Boy |
Gyosen sonansu (TV movie) |
|
| 1964 |
Aru kokutetsu-jomuin (TV movie) |
Hankotsu no toride (TV movie) |
|
Seishun no ishibumi (TV movie) |
|
| 1963 |
The Forgotten Soldiers (TV movie) |
| 1962 |
Kori no naka no seishun (TV movie) |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1969 |
When Twilight Draws Near |
| 1959 |
Tomorrow's Sun |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1968 |
Death by Hanging |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2000 |
The 23rd Annual Japan Academy Awards |
| 1988 |
Tantei! Naito sukûpu |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2011 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (series) |
| 2006 |
What's a Director? |
| 2000 |
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano (TV movie) |
| 1997 |
Level Five |
| 1994 |
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (TV movie) |
Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu |
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| 1992 |
L'Envers du décor : Portrait de Pierre Guffroy |
| 1984 |
Cinématon |
| 1976 |
Denki mo-taku-to (TV movie) |
| 1975 |
Battle of Tsushima, The |
| 1962 |
Kori no naka no seishun (TV movie) |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1968 |
Death by Hanging |
| 1967 |
Ninja Bugeicho |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1965 |
Diary of a Yunbogi Boy |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1969 |
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief |
| 1964 |
Aogeba totoshi (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1964 |
Aru kokutetsu-jomuin (TV movie) |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
De película |