Nagisa Ōshima

Biography

Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” in 1959.

Most Famous Work

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In the Realm of the Senses

(1976) Screenplay

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Taboo

(1999) Writer

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

(1983) Screenplay

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Empire of Passion

(1978) Writer

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Death by Hanging

(1968) Screenplay

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Sing a Song of Sex

(1967) Writer

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Cruel Story of Youth

(1960) Screenplay

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Night and Fog in Japan

(1960) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self (archive footage)	The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling 2023-06-18 Movie
2010	N/A	The Oshima Gang 2010-03-13 Movie
2006	N/A	What's a Director? 2006-11-04 Movie
2002	Himself	Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions 2002-01-26 Movie
2000	N/A	Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000-05-05 Movie
1997	Self	Level Five 1997-02-19 Movie
1995	Self - Narrator (voice)	100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995-09-01 Movie
1993	Self	Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema 1993-01-01 Movie
1991	Himself	Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991-01-01 Movie
1988	N/A	ΦIDEA 1988-07-18 Movie
1985	Self	The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima 1985-12-03 Movie
1983	Self	The Oshima Gang 1983-12-31 Movie
	N/A	The Man Who Left His Soul on Film 1983-02-02 Movie
1981	Himself	A Visit to Ogawa Productions 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	N°806	Cinématon 1978-12-20 Movie
1976	Muramoto	Yakuza Graveyard 1976-10-30 Movie
	N/A	A LIFE OF MAO 1976-09-12 Movie
1973	Interviewer	Rahman: Father of Bengal 1973-01-06 Movie
1968	Narrator (voice)	Death by Hanging 1968-02-02 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Director	Taboo 1999-12-18 Movie
1995	Director	100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995-09-01 Movie
1991	Director	Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	Max My Love 1986-10-22 Movie
1983	Director	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983-05-28 Movie
1978	Director	Empire of Passion 1978-09-06 Movie
1976	Director	In the Realm of the Senses 1976-09-15 Movie
	Director	A LIFE OF MAO 1976-09-12 Movie
1973	Director	Rahman: Father of Bengal 1973-01-06 Movie
1972	Director	Dear Summer Sister 1972-08-05 Movie
	Director	The Giants 1972-04-04 Movie
	Director	生きている人間旅行「ごぜ・盲目の女旅芸人」 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	The Ceremony 1971-05-18 Movie
1970	Director	The Man Who Left His Will on Film 1970-06-27 Movie
1969	Director	Boy 1969-07-26 Movie
	Director	Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution 1969-06-08 Movie
	Director	Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969-02-15 Movie
1968	Director	Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968-03-30 Movie
	Director	Death by Hanging 1968-02-02 Movie
1967	Director	Japanese Summer: Double Suicide 1967-09-02 Movie
	Director	Sing a Song of Sex 1967-02-23 Movie
	Director	Band of Ninja 1967-02-15 Movie
1966	Director	Violence at Noon 1966-07-15 Movie
1965	Director	Diary of Yunbogi 1965-12-11 Movie
	Director	Pleasures of the Flesh 1965-08-29 Movie
1964	Director	A Rebel's Fortress 1964-07-05 Movie
	Director	My Bellett 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	The Forgotten Imperial Army 1963-08-16 Movie
1962	Director	The Christian Revolt 1962-03-21 Movie
1961	Director	The Catch 1961-11-22 Movie
1960	Director	Night and Fog in Japan 1960-10-09 Movie
	Director	The Sun's Burial 1960-08-09 Movie
	Director	Cruel Story of Youth 1960-06-03 Movie
1959	Director	Street of Love and Hope 1959-11-17 Movie
	Director	Tomorrow's Sun 1959-03-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Writer	Taboo 1999-12-18 Movie
1995	Writer	100 Years of Japanese Cinema 1995-09-01 Movie
1991	Writer	Kyoto, My Mother's Place 1991-01-01 Movie
1986	Writer	Max My Love 1986-10-22 Movie
1983	Screenplay	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983-05-28 Movie
1978	Writer	Empire of Passion 1978-09-06 Movie
1976	Screenplay	In the Realm of the Senses 1976-09-15 Movie
	Writer	A LIFE OF MAO 1976-09-12 Movie
1972	Writer	Dear Summer Sister 1972-08-05 Movie
1971	Screenplay	The Ceremony 1971-05-18 Movie
1970	Story	The Man Who Left His Will on Film 1970-06-27 Movie
1969	Writer	Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution 1969-06-08 Movie
	Writer	When Twilight Draws Near 1969-02-15 Movie
	Writer	Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969-02-15 Movie
1968	Writer	Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968-03-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Death by Hanging 1968-02-02 Movie
1967	Writer	Japanese Summer: Double Suicide 1967-09-02 Movie
	Writer	Sing a Song of Sex 1967-02-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Band of Ninja 1967-02-15 Movie
1965	Writer	Diary of Yunbogi 1965-12-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Pleasures of the Flesh 1965-08-29 Movie
1964	Screenplay	A Rebel's Fortress 1964-07-05 Movie
	Screenplay	My Bellett 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Screenplay	The Forgotten Imperial Army 1963-08-16 Movie
1962	Writer	The Christian Revolt 1962-03-21 Movie
1960	Writer	Night and Fog in Japan 1960-10-09 Movie
	Screenplay	The Sun's Burial 1960-08-09 Movie
	Screenplay	Cruel Story of Youth 1960-06-03 Movie
1959	Writer	Street of Love and Hope 1959-11-17 Movie
	Screenplay	Donto ikōze 1959-06-08 Movie
	Writer	Tomorrow's Sun 1959-03-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Editor	Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969-02-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1968	Producer	Death by Hanging 1968-02-02 Movie
1967	Producer	Band of Ninja 1967-02-15 Movie
1965	Producer	Diary of Yunbogi 1965-12-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv