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Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Birthday: 1932-03-31 | Place of Birth: Okayama, Japan

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
Level Five

as    Self

1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinema

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

1993
1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place

as    Himself

1985
1981
A Visit to Ogawa Productions

as    Himself

1968
Death by Hanging

as    Narrator (voice)