Nagisa Ōshima

Born: 1932-03-31

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.


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Death by Hanging

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1968-02-02

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the...

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The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-06-18

Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with...

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Yakuza Graveyard

as Muramoto
Released: 1976-10-30

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in...

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100 Years of Japanese Cinema

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 1995-09-01

The story of the first century of Japanese cinema from the point of view of the controversial...

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Level Five

as Self
Released: 1997-02-19

The French computer programmer Laura inherits the task of making a computer game of the Battle...

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Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

as Himself
Released: 2002-01-26

Devotion investigates the extremely complex and heirarchical relationships among a committed...

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The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

as Self
Released: 1985-12-03

A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major...

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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

as uncredited
Released: 2000-05-05

First major English-language documentary profile of the cult Japanese actor/director, Takeshi...

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What's a Director?

as uncredited
Released: 2006-11-04

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

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The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

as uncredited
Released: 1983-02-02

Documentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger...

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The Oshima Gang

as uncredited
Released: 2010-03-13

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A Life of Mao

as uncredited
Released: 1976-09-12

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The Oshima Gang

as Self
Released: 1983-12-31

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1983 film MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE.

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ΦIDEA

as uncredited
Released: 1988-07-18

Documentary featuring Nagisa Ōshima and Masuaki Kiyota, a Uri Geller-esque psychic medium

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A Visit to Ogawa Productions

as Himself
Released: 1981-01-01

A Visit to Ogawa Productions offers a rare insight into the social and cinematic philosophy of...

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Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

as Self
Released: 1993-01-01

Nagisa Oshima interviews Akira Kurosawa, leading him to share his thoughts about filmmaking, his...

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Kyoto, My Mother's Place

as Himself
Released: 1991-01-01

Story of Kyoto: its history, culture, as well as the role it has played in the director's life...

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