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Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa, March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. One of the foremost directors within the Japanese New Wave , his films include In the Realm of the Senses (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), about World War ...
Nagisa Ôshima (1932-2013) was a Japanese director, writer and producer who pioneered the New Wave movement in Japanese cinema. He is known for his provocative and controversial films such as In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and The Ceremony.
A retrospective of Oshima's feature films, showcasing his political and aesthetic innovation as a rebellious and influential director. Learn about his early works, his controversial crime dramas, his experiments with form and sensuality, and his critique of Japanese history and identity.
Jan 16, 2013 · Nagisa Oshima, the iconoclastic filmmaker who challenged and subverted the pieties of Japanese society and the conventions of Japanese cinema and who gained international notoriety in 1976 for...
May 5, 2024 · Nagisa Oshima was a trailblazing Japanese director active between the 1950s and '90s. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave and an inveterate rule breaker, he was not afraid to...
Jan 15, 2013 · 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.
Feb 5, 2024 · A personal and political essay by the Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima, who explains his decision to avoid the color green in his first color film, "Cruel Story of Youth". He associates green with conformity, complacency, and artificiality in Japanese society and culture.
