Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Deceased · Born: Mar 31, 1932 · Died: Jan 15, 2013

Known For

Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
In the Realm of the SensesIn the Realm of the Senses
The CeremonyThe Ceremony

Personal Details

BornMar 31, 1932 Okayama, Japan

Biography

Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” in 1959.

Career

1968
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging as Narrator (voice)
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2000
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
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1997
Level Five
Level Five
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1994
Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu
Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu
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1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
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1985
Arena
Arena
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1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place as Director, Writer
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1986
Max My Love
Max My Love as Director, Writer
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1983
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence as Director, Screenplay
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1978
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion as Director, Writer
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1976
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses as Director, Screenplay
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1971
The Ceremony
The Ceremony as Director, Writer
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1969
Boy
Boy as Director
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Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief as Director, Writer
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1968
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging as Director, Screenplay
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1967
Double Suicide: Japanese Summer
Double Suicide: Japanese Summer as Director, Writer
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Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex as Director, Writer
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1966
Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon as Director
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1965
The Pleasures of the Flesh
The Pleasures of the Flesh as Director, Screenplay
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1960
Taiyô no hakaba
Taiyô no hakaba as Director, Screenplay
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Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth as Director, Screenplay
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