Nagisa Ōshima
Directing · Born Mar 31, 1932 · Died Jan 15, 2013 (80) · Okayama, Japan
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
Directed
Taboo
19996.6
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
19955.8
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
19918.0
Max My Love
19865.8
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
19837.3
Empire of Passion
19786.8
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
19778.0
In the Realm of the Senses
19766.6
A Life of Mao
19768.0
Dear Summer Sister
19725.2
The Giants
197210.0
