Nagisa Ōshima
Born March 31, 1932 (Age: 94)
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Okayama, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Oshima Gang
2010
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as
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Age: 77
What's a Director?
2006
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Age: 74
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 69
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
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Age: 68
Level Five
1997
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as Self
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Age: 64
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
1993
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as Self
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Age: 60
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 59
ΦIDEA
1988
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as
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Age: 56
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985
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as Self
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Age: 53
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
1981
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as Himself
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Age: 48
Cinématon
1978
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as N°806
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Age: 46
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977
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as Self - Interviewer
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Age: 45
A Life of Mao
1976
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as
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Age: 44
No Image
Rahman: Father of Bengal
1973
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as Interviewer
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Age: 40