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Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Birthday: 1936-04-01 | Place of Birth: Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 Wakamatsu Kōji, 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as Ecstasy of the Angels (天使の恍惚 Tenshi no Kōkotsu, 1972) and Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (ゆけゆけ二度目の処女 Yuke Yuke Nidome no Shojo, 1969). He also produced Nagisa Ōshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses (1976). He has been called "the most important director to emerge in the pink film genre," and one of "Japan's leading directors of the 1960s." His 2010 film, Caterpillar, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats

as    Oji-san

2004
Pink Ribbon

as    Himself

2003
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

as    Self - Interviewee

2002
Under the Skin

as    Himself

1998
Wind

as    Wind spirit

1975
Shinjuku Maria

as    Cameo

1974
Wet Dice

as    Customer

1969
Running in Madness, Dying in Love

as    Sleigh driver

1965
Blood of Lust Is Dripping

as    Man wearing sunglasses