Nagisa Ōshima
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-03-31
Day of Death
2013-01-15 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Okayama, Japan
Nagisa Ōshima
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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
(2006)
(2002)
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
as Himself
(2000)
(1997)
Level Five
as Self
(1995)
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1993)
(1991)
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
as Himself
(1988)
(1985)
(1983)
The Oshima Gang
as Self
(1983)
(1981)
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
as Himself
(1978)
Cinématon
as N°806
(1976)
Yakuza Graveyard
as Chief Omura
(1976)
(1973)
Rahman: Father of Bengal
as Interviewer
(1968)
Death by Hanging
as Narrator (voice)
Crew
The Greater East Asian War
Director, Writer
(2016)
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Original Film Writer
(1999)
Taboo
Director, Screenplay
(1995)
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Director, Writer
(1991)
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Director, Writer
(1986)
Max My Love
Director, Writer
(1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Screenplay, Director
(1978)
Empire of Passion
Writer, Director
(1976)
In the Realm of the Senses
Director, Writer
(1976)
A Life of Mao
Director, Writer
(1973)
Rahman: Father of Bengal
Director
(1972)
Dear Summer Sister
Writer, Director
(1972)
(1972)
The Giants
Director
(1971)
The Ceremony
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Director, Story
(1969)
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Director, Writer
(1969)
Boy
Director
(1969)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editor, Director, Writer
(1969)
When Twilight Draws Near
Writer
(1969)
Band of Ninja Pilot
Director
(1968)
Death by Hanging
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1968)
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Writer, Director
(1967)
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Writer, Director
(1967)
Sing a Song of Sex
Director, Writer
(1967)
Band of Ninja
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1966)
Violence at Noon
Director
(1965)
Pleasures of the Flesh
Director, Screenplay
(1965)
Diary of Yunbogi
Director, Producer, Writer
(1964)
A Rebel's Fortress
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
My Bellett
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
The Dawn of Asia
Director
(1963)
The Forgotten Imperial Army
Director, Screenplay
(1962)
The Christian Revolt
Writer, Director
(1961)
The Catch
Director
(1960)
Cruel Story of Youth
Director, Screenplay
(1960)
Night and Fog in Japan
Writer, Director
(1960)
The Sun's Burial
Director, Screenplay
(1959)
Street of Love and Hope
Writer, Director
(1959)
Tomorrow's Sun
Director, Writer
(1959)
Donto ikōze
Screenplay