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Nagisa Ōshima

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013)

Nagisa Ōshima was a Japanese film director and writer who directed 23 features between 1959 and 1999. He was one of the most important figures of the Japanese New Wave, alongside Shōhei Imamura, with a bold, innovative and provocative style. His first major film was Cruel Story of Youth.

Known for

  • In the Realm of the Senses (1976), Director. A film from his career, listed on this site.
  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Director. A film from his career, listed on this site.
  • Cruel Story of Youth (1960), Director. His first major film and one of the first Japanese New Wave films.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Nagisa Ōshima been in?
Nagisa Ōshima appears in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) and In the Realm of the Senses (1976) on The Remote.
When was Nagisa Ōshima born?
Nagisa Ōshima was born on 31 March 1932.

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