Nagisa Ōshima
Birthday: 1932-03-31 | Place of Birth: Okayama, JapanNagisa 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
1977
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
as Self - Interviewer
1968
Death by Hanging
as Narrator (voice)
