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

映画監督って何だ！

Chief Omura

やくざの墓場　くちなしの花

Narrator (voice)

絞死刑

Himself

キョート・マイ・マザーズ・プレイス

伝記・毛沢東

Himself

小川プロ訪問記

The Oshima Gang

N°806

Cinématon

Himself

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Self

わが映画人生　黒澤明監督編

Self

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Self - Narrator (voice)

百年日本映画

Self

The Oshima Gang

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

Interviewer

ベンガルの父 ラーマン

Self

Level Five

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

ΦIDEA

Self - Interviewer

横井庄一 - グアムと28年の謎を追う