About
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.
Filmography
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses2016 · Original Film Writer
Taboo1999 · Director, Screenplay
100 Years of Japanese Cinema1995 · Director, Writer
Kyoto, My Mother's Place1991 · Director, Writer
Max My Love1986 · Director, Writer
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence1983 · Screenplay, Director
Empire of Passion1978 · Writer, Director
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam1977 · Director
In the Realm of the Senses1976 · Director, Writer
A Life of Mao1976 · Director, Writer
Rahman: Father of Bengal1973 · Director
The Journey of the Blind Musicians1972 · Director
Dear Summer Sister1972 · Writer, Director
ジョイ！バングラ1972 · Director
The Giants1972 · Director
The Ceremony1971 · Director, Screenplay
The Man Who Left His Will on Film1970 · Director, Story
Boy1969 · Director
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution1969 · Director, Writer
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief1969 · Editor, Director, Writer