Nagisa Ōshima
Born March 31, 1932 · 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.
Notable Appearances
More Movies
Level Five
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
What's a Director?
The Oshima Gang
De droomproducenten
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
A Life of Mao
ΦIDEA
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
The Oshima Gang
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
