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Nagisa Ôshima (1932–2013)

Director | Writer | Editor

Born in Kyoto, Japan. Studied law at Kyoto University. After graduation, joined the Shochiku Film Company in 1954 as an assistant director. See full bio »

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in Kyoto, Japan

Died:

(age 80) in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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1999 Taboo
 
1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (TV documentary)
 
1993 Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place (documentary)
 
1986 Max mon amour (as Naghisa Oshima)
 
1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
 
1978 Empire of Passion
 
1977 Shisha wa itsumademo wakai (TV movie)
 
1977 Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam (TV documentary)
 
1976 The Sunken Tomb (TV documentary short)
 
1976 The Life of Mao (TV documentary)
 
1976 In the Realm of the Senses
 
1976 The Golden Land of Bengal (TV documentary)
 
1976 The Isle of the Final Battle (TV documentary short)
 
1975 The Battle of Tsushima (TV documentary)
 
1973 Bengaru no chichi Raman (TV movie)
 
1972 The Journey of the Blind Musicians (TV documentary short)
 
1972 Dear Summer Sister
 
1972 Joi! Bangla (TV documentary short)
 
1972 The Giants (TV documentary)
 
1971 The Ceremony
 
1970 The Man Who Put His Will on Film
 
1969 Boy
 
1969 Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (TV documentary)
 
1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
 
1968 The Pacific War (TV documentary)
 
1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards
 
1968 Death by Hanging
 
1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
 
1967 Sing a Song of Sex
 
1967 Band of Ninja
 
1966 Violence at Noon
 
1965 Diary of Yunbogi (documentary short)
 
1965 The Trawler Incident: The Forgotten Typhoon Catastrophe (TV documentary short)
 
1965 Pleasures of the Flesh
 
1964-1965 Ajia no akebono (TV series)
– Episode #1.13 (1965)
– Episode #1.12 (1965)
– Episode #1.11 (1965)
– Episode #1.10 (1965)
– Episode #1.9 (1965)
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1964 The Tomb of Youth (TV documentary short)
 
1964 A Rebel's Fortress (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Ode to an Old Teacher (TV movie)
 
1964 A National Railway Worker (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Because I Love You (TV movie)
 
1964 It's Me Here, Bellett
 
1964 A Small Child's First Adventure
 
1963 The Forgotten Army (TV documentary short)
 
1962 Shiro Amakusa, the Christian Rebel
 
1962 Youth on Ice (TV documentary short)
 
1961 The Catch
 
1960 Night and Fog in Japan
 
1960 The Sun's Burial
 
1960 Cruel Story of Youth
 
1959 A Town of Love and Hope
 
1959 Tomorrow's Sun (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (49 titles)
1999 Taboo (writer)
 
1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (TV documentary)
 
1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place (documentary)
 
1986 Max mon amour (scenario / as Nagisa Oshima)
 
1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (screenplay)
 
1978 Empire of Passion (writer)
 
1977 Shisha wa itsumademo wakai (TV movie)
 
1977 Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam (TV documentary)
 
1976 The Sunken Tomb (TV documentary short)
 
1976 The Life of Mao (TV documentary)
 
1976 In the Realm of the Senses
 
1976 The Golden Land of Bengal (TV documentary)
 
1976 The Isle of the Final Battle (TV documentary short)
 
1975 The Battle of Tsushima (TV documentary)
 
1973 Bengaru no chichi Raman (TV movie)
 
1972 The Journey of the Blind Musicians (TV documentary short)
 
1972 Dear Summer Sister
 
1972 Joi! Bangla (TV documentary short)
 
1972 The Giants (TV documentary)
 
1971 The Ceremony
 
1970 The Man Who Put His Will on Film (story)
 
1969 Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (TV documentary)
 
1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (writer)
 
1968 The Pacific War (TV documentary)
 
1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards (writer)
 
1968 Death by Hanging (writer)
 
1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
 
1967 Sing a Song of Sex
 
1967 Band of Ninja (screenplay)
 
1965 Diary of Yunbogi (documentary short)
 
1965 The Trawler Incident: The Forgotten Typhoon Catastrophe (TV documentary short)
 
1965 Pleasures of the Flesh (screenplay)
 
1964 The Tomb of Youth (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Chita Niseigo taiheiyô ôdan (TV movie)
 
1964 A Rebel's Fortress (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Gimei shojo (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Ode to an Old Teacher (TV movie)
 
1964 A National Railway Worker (TV documentary short)
 
1964 Because I Love You (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1963 The Forgotten Army (TV documentary short)
 
1962 Shiro Amakusa, the Christian Rebel
 
1962 Youth on Ice (TV documentary short)
 
1960 Night and Fog in Japan
 
1960 The Sun's Burial
 
1960 Cruel Story of Youth
 
1959 A Town of Love and Hope (writer)
 
1959 Donto ikôze
 
1959 Tomorrow's Sun (short) (writer)
 
1953 Senba zuru
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
 
1964 Ode to an Old Teacher (TV movie)
 
1964 A National Railway Worker (TV documentary short)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1976 Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana
 
1968 Death by Hanging
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1968 Death by Hanging (producer)
 
1958 Me no kabe (second assistant director)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1958 Me no kabe (trailer editor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Man of Steel (dedicatee) (completed)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.8 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 The Oshima Gang (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 What's a Director? (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Oshima Gang: The Making of 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Kinomagazin (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Liebe und andere Grausamkeiten - Der japanische Filmemacher Nagisa Oshima (2003) … Himself
 
2000 The 23rd Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions (documentary)
Video Interview
 
2000 Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Level Five (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Behind the Scenes: A Portrait of Pierre Guffroy (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Takajin no baâ (TV series)
Himself - Guest
 
1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place (documentary)
Himself / Narrator
 
1990 EX terebi (TV series)
Himself
 
1988 Tantei! Naito sukûpu (TV series)
Himself - Advisor
 
1987 Asamade nama TV! (TV series)
Himself
– Nakasone (1987) … Himself
 
1985 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985) … Himself
 
1984 Cinématon (documentary)
Himself (1986)
 
1983 Takechan no omowazu waratte shimaimasita (TV series)
Himself
 
1983 The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Ogawa puro hômon-ki (documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam (TV documentary)
Interviewer
 
1976 The Sunken Tomb (TV documentary short)
Interviewer
 
1976 The Life of Mao (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1976 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Quiz Derby (TV series)
Himself
 
1976 The Isle of the Final Battle (TV documentary short)
Interviewer
 
1975 The Battle of Tsushima (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1972 The Journey of the Blind Musicians (TV documentary short)
Interviewer
 
1972 The Giants (TV documentary)
Interviewer
 
1962 Youth on Ice (TV documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Kyôiku terebi no gyakushû: Yomigaeru kyoshô no kotoba (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Naghisa Oshima | Nagisa Oshima
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden. See more »

Trivia:

Retrospective at the Bergamo Film Meeting, Italy [1984]. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently worked with actor Kei Satô. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries