Cast & creator
Nagisa Ōshima
Best known for In the Realm of the Senses, In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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.
Also known as: 大島 渚, Nagisa Ooshima, Нагиса Осима, Nagisa Ôshima
98
film credits
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television credits
21
1959–2016 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (99)
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In the Realm of the Senses
Director
1976In the Realm of the Senses
Writer
1976
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Screenplay
1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Director
1983
Taboo
Director
1999Taboo
Screenplay
1999
Empire of Passion
Writer
1978Empire of Passion
Director
1978
Cruel Story of Youth
Director
1960Cruel Story of Youth
Screenplay
1960
Death by Hanging
Narrator (voice)
1968Death by Hanging
Director
1968Death by Hanging
Screenplay
1968Death by Hanging
Producer
1968
The Dawn of Asia
Director
1964
Cinématon
N°806
1978
Max My Love
Director
1986Max My Love
Writer
1986
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Writer
1967Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Director
1967
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editor
1969Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Director
1969Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Writer
1969
Yakuza Graveyard
Chief Omura
1976
Pleasures of the Flesh
Director
1965Pleasures of the Flesh
Screenplay
1965
The Ceremony
Director
1971The Ceremony
Screenplay
1971
Boy
Director
1969
Sing a Song of Sex
Director
1967Sing a Song of Sex
Writer
1967
Violence at Noon
Director
1966
The Sun's Burial
Director
1960The Sun's Burial
Screenplay
1960
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Self
2000
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Director
1970The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Story
1970
Night and Fog in Japan
Writer
1960Night and Fog in Japan
Director
1960
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Self
1985
The Catch
Director
1961
Dear Summer Sister
Writer
1972Dear Summer Sister
Director
1972
BeRLiN
1995
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1983
Donto ikōze
Screenplay
1959
Band of Ninja
Screenplay
1967Band of Ninja
Director
1967Band of Ninja
Producer
1967
Chiisana bōken ryokō
Director
1963
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Self
1993
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Director
1969Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Writer
1969
Level Five
Self
1997
De droomproducenten
Self
1984
The Christian Revolt
Writer
1962The Christian Revolt
Director
1962
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Himself
2002
The Greater East Asian War
Director
1968The Greater East Asian War
Writer
1968
Street of Love and Hope
Writer
1959Street of Love and Hope
Director
1959
What's a Director?
2006
The Forgotten Imperial Army
Director
1963The Forgotten Imperial Army
Screenplay
1963
Tomorrow's Sun
Director
1959Tomorrow's Sun
Writer
1959
The Oshima Gang
Self
1983
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Writer
1968Three Resurrected Drunkards
Director
1968
Diary of Yunbogi
Director
1965Diary of Yunbogi
Producer
1965Diary of Yunbogi
Writer
1965
ΦIDEA
1988
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Self - Narrator (voice)
1995100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Director
1995100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Writer
1995
When Twilight Draws Near
Writer
1969
A Life of Mao
1976A Life of Mao
Director
1976A Life of Mao
Writer
1976
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Himself
1991Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Director
1991Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Writer
1991
The Oshima Gang
2010
Watashi-wa beretto
Director
1964Watashi-wa beretto
Screenplay
1964Rahman: Father of Bengal
Interviewer
1973Rahman: Father of Bengal
Director
1973
The Giants
Director
1972
A Rebel's Fortress
Director
1964A Rebel's Fortress
Screenplay
1964
Band of Ninja Pilot
Director
1969
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
Himself
1981ジョイ！バングラ
Director
1972The Journey of the Blind Musicians
Director
1972
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Self - Interviewer
1977Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Director
1977
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Original Film Writer
2016