Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
March 31, 1932
Died
January 15, 2013 (80 years old)
Okayama, Japan
Also Known As
- 大島 渚
- Nagisa Ooshima
- Нагиса Осима
- Nagisa Ôshima
Nagisa Ōshima
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.
Known For
Acting
Directing
Taboo
Director, Screenplay
1999
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Director, Writer
1995
Max My Love
Director, Writer
1986
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Screenplay, Director
1983
Empire of Passion
Writer, Director
1978
In the Realm of the Senses
Director, Writer
1976
The Ceremony
Director, Screenplay
1971
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Director, Story
1970
Boy
Director
1969
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editor, Director, Writer
1969
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Writer, Director
1968
Death by Hanging
Director, Screenplay, Producer
1968