Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Directing

Born March 31, 1932 · Okayama, Japan

40 films as director · Active 1959–1999

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 car…

Known for

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

1985

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

2000

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

1968

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

2002

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

1976

Cinématon

Cinématon

1978

ΦIDEA

ΦIDEA

1988

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

1983

Directed(40)

Taboo
1999Taboo★ 6.6
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995100 Years of Japanese Cinema★ 5.8
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991Kyoto, My Mother's Place★ 8.0
Max My Love
1986Max My Love★ 5.8
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence★ 7.3
Empire of Passion
1978Empire of Passion★ 6.9
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam★ 8.0
In the Realm of the Senses
1976In the Realm of the Senses★ 6.6
A Life of Mao
1976A Life of Mao★ 8.0
1973Rahman: Father of Bengal★ 7.0
Dear Summer Sister
1972Dear Summer Sister★ 5.1
1972The Journey of the Blind Musicians
The Giants
1972The Giants★ 10.0
1972ジョイ！バングラ★ 10.0
The Ceremony
1971The Ceremony★ 6.7
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970The Man Who Left His Will on Film★ 5.8
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution★ 8.0
Boy
1969Boy★ 7.2
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969Diary of a Shinjuku Thief★ 4.8
Band of Ninja Pilot
1969Band of Ninja Pilot★ 5.0
Death by Hanging
1968Death by Hanging★ 7.5
Three Resurrected Drunkards
1968Three Resurrected Drunkards★ 5.7
The Greater East Asian War
1968The Greater East Asian War
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967Japanese Summer: Double Suicide★ 5.7
Sing a Song of Sex
1967Sing a Song of Sex★ 6.0
Band of Ninja
1967Band of Ninja★ 5.0
Violence at Noon
1966Violence at Noon★ 6.2
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965Pleasures of the Flesh★ 5.8
Diary of Yunbogi
1965Diary of Yunbogi★ 6.6
A Rebel's Fortress
1964A Rebel's Fortress★ 10.0
Watashi-wa beretto
1964Watashi-wa beretto★ 5.7
The Forgotten Imperial Army
1963The Forgotten Imperial Army★ 6.3
The Christian Revolt
1962The Christian Revolt★ 6.7
The Catch
1961The Catch★ 6.5
Cruel Story of Youth
1960Cruel Story of Youth★ 6.6
Night and Fog in Japan
1960Night and Fog in Japan★ 6.5
The Sun's Burial
1960The Sun's Burial★ 6.4
Street of Love and Hope
1959Street of Love and Hope★ 6.7
Tomorrow's Sun
1959Tomorrow's Sun★ 6.2

Acting(20)

2010The Oshima Gang
Film
2006What's a Director?
Film
2002Devotion: A Film About Ogawa ProductionsHimself
Film
2000Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi KitanoSelf
Film
1997Level FiveSelf
Film
1995100 Years of Japanese CinemaSelf - Narrator (voice)
Film
1993Akira Kurosawa: My Life in CinemaSelf
Film
1991Kyoto, My Mother's PlaceHimself
Film
1988ΦIDEA
Film
1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaSelf
Film
1984De droomproducentenSelf
Film
1983The Oshima GangSelf
Film
1983The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
Film
1981A Visit to Ogawa ProductionsHimself
Film
1978CinématonN°806
Film
1977Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on GuamSelf - Interviewer
Film
1976Yakuza GraveyardChief Omura
Film
1976A Life of Mao
Film
1973Rahman: Father of BengalInterviewer
Film
1968Death by HangingNarrator (voice)
Film