Nagisa Oshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima — Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013)

Nagisa Ōshima was a Japanese film director, writer, and left-wing activist who is best known for his fiction films, of which he directed 23 features in a career spanning from 1959 to 1999. He is 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 film style was bold, innovative and provocative. Common themes in his work include youthful rebellion, class and racial discrimination and taboo sexuality.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1968–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1978 Empire of Passion Nagisa Oshima
1976 In the Realm of the Senses Nagisa Oshima
1971 The Ceremony[7] Nagisa Oshima
1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards Nagisa Oshima