Nagisa Ōshima - Filmography

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Born: 1932 Died: 2013

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.

Filmography

What's a Director?

What's a Director? 2006

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions 2002

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000

Taboo

Taboo 1999

Level Five

Level Five 1997

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema 1993

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991

Max My Love

Max My Love 1986

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima 1985

De droomproducenten

De droomproducenten 1984

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film 1983

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang 1983

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

A Visit to Ogawa Productions 1981

Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion 1978

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard 1976

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses 1976

The Giants

The Giants 1972

Dear Summer Sister

Dear Summer Sister 1972

The Ceremony

The Ceremony 1971

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

The Man Who Left His Will on Film 1970

Boy

Boy 1969

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution 1969

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging 1968

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging 1968

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968

Band of Ninja

Band of Ninja 1967

Violence at Noon

Violence at Noon 1966

Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh 1965

Watashi-wa beretto

Watashi-wa beretto 1964

A Rebel's Fortress

A Rebel's Fortress 1964

The Forgotten Imperial Army

The Forgotten Imperial Army 1963

The Christian Revolt

The Christian Revolt 1962

The Catch

The Catch 1961

The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial 1960

Night and Fog in Japan

Night and Fog in Japan 1960

Cruel Story of Youth

Cruel Story of Youth 1960

Street of Love and Hope

Street of Love and Hope 1959

Tomorrow's Sun

Tomorrow's Sun 1959