Nagisa Ōshima
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-03-31 (81 years old)
Deathday
2013-01-15
Place of Birth
Okayama, Japan
Also known As
大島 渚
Nagisa Ooshima
Нагиса Осима
Nagisa Ôshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Biography
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.
Acting
1976
as Chief Omura
1968
as Narrator (voice)
1991
as Himself
1976
1981
as Himself
2010
1978
as N°806
2002
as Himself
1993
1985
1995
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
as Self
1973
as Interviewer
1997
as Self
1988
1977
as Self - Interviewer
Production
1969
as Director
1999
as Director
1976
as Director
1983
as Screenplay
1983
as Director
1966
as Director
1995
as Director
1986
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Screenplay
1967
as Writer
1967
as Director
1978
as Writer
1978
as Director
1961
as Director
1965
as Director
1965
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1967
as Director
1967
as Writer
1959
as Writer
1959
as Director
1969
as Director
1962
as Writer
1962
as Director
1970
as Director
1970
1972
as Writer
1972
as Director
1969
as Editor
1960
as Director
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1968
as Director
1960
as Writer
1960
as Director
1960
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1967
as Director
1959
as Director
1959
as Writer
1976
as Director
1976
as Writer
1965
as Director
1969
as Writer
1991
as Director
1991
as Writer
1971
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1963
as Director
1967
as Producer
1972
as Director
1969
as Director
1964
as Director
1968
as Screenplay
1968
as Producer
1969
as Writer
1964
as Screenplay
1986
as Writer
1965
as Producer
1965
as Writer
1969
1959
as Screenplay
1976
as Writer
1995
as Writer
1973
as Director
1972
as Director
1963
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1999
as Screenplay
2016
as Original Film Writer
1969
as Director
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1972
as Director
1977
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