Nagisa Ōshima
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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6.6Taboo
1999 · Movie · Director
5.8100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Movie · Director
8.0Kyoto, My Mother's Place
1991 · Movie · Director
5.8Max My Love
1986 · Movie · Director
7.3Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Movie · Director
6.8Empire of Passion
1978 · Movie · Director
8.0Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
1977 · Movie · Director
6.6In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Movie · Director
8.0A Life of Mao
1976 · Movie · Director
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Rahman: Father of Bengal
1973 · Movie · Director
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Movie · Director
5.2Dear Summer Sister
1972 · Movie · Director