Quick Facts
Born:
1932-03-31
Birthplace:
Okayama, Japan
Credits:
19 Total Roles
Nagisa Ōshima
Directing
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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.
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
Death by Hanging
Narrator (voice)
Yakuza Graveyard
Chief Omura
Level Five
Self
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cinématon
N°806
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Self
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Self
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Himself
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Oshima Gang MOVIE | Self |
| 2006 | What's a Director? MOVIE | Self |
| 2002 | Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions MOVIE | Himself |
| 2000 | Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano MOVIE | Self |
| 1997 | Level Five MOVIE | Self |
| 1995 | 100 Years of Japanese Cinema MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema MOVIE | Self |
| 1991 | Kyoto, My Mother's Place MOVIE | Himself |
| 1988 | ΦIDEA MOVIE | Self |
| 1985 | The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima MOVIE | Self |