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Nagisa Ōshima

Name in Native Language: "大島渚" (Japanese/JA)
Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer | * 03/31/1932 († 80, 01/15/2013) | Okayama (Japan)
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 II prisoners of war held by the Japanese. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship. ...

In the Realm of the Senses

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1976 | 3.3/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japane ...

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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1983 | 3.7/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, History, War
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Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, al ...

Taboo

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1999 | 3.2/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, History, Thriller
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Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan a ...

The Ceremony

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1971 | 3.5/5 | 2h 3min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Nagisa Ōshima

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director Sutherland Trophy Medal With Purple Ribbon 2x Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award Mainichi Film Award for Best Director 3x Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year 3x Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year Japan Academy Film Prize for Screenplay of the Year
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Movies with Nagisa Ōshima as Actor(18)

as Self (archive footage)2023 The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
2010 The Oshima Gang
2006 What's a Director?
2000 Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
as himself2000 Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
as himself1997 Level Five
as Self - Narrator (voice)1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema
as himself1993 Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
as himself1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place
as himself1985 The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
as himself1983 The Oshima Gang
1983 The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
as himself1981 A Visit to Ogawa Productions
as N°8061978 Cinématon
as Muramoto1976 Yakuza Graveyard
1976 A LIFE OF MAO
as Interviewer1973 Rahman: Father of Bengal
as Narrator (voice)1968 Death by Hanging

Movies with Nagisa Ōshima as Crew(68)

Directing/Director1999 Taboo
Writing/Writer1999 Taboo
Directing/Director1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Writing/Writer1995 100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Directing/Director1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Writing/Writer1991 Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Directing/Director1986 Max My Love
Writing/Writer1986 Max My Love
Directing/Director1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Writing/Screenplay1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Directing/Director1978 Empire of Passion
Writing/Writer1978 Empire of Passion
Directing/Director1976 In the Realm of the Senses
Writing/Screenplay1976 In the Realm of the Senses
Directing/Director1976 A LIFE OF MAO
Writing/Writer1976 A LIFE OF MAO
Directing/Director1973 Rahman: Father of Bengal
Directing/Director1972 Dear Summer Sister
Writing/Writer1972 Dear Summer Sister
Directing/Director1972 The Giants
Directing/Director1971 The Ceremony
Writing/Writer1971 The Ceremony
Directing/Director1970 The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Writing/Story1970 The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Directing/Director1969 Boy
Writing/Writer1969 When Twilight Draws Near
Directing/Director1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editing/Editor1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Writing/Writer1969 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Directing/Director1969 Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Directing/Director1968 Death by Hanging
Production/Producer1968 Death by Hanging
Writing/Screenplay1968 Death by Hanging
Directing/Director1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards
Writing/Writer1968 Three Resurrected Drunkards
Directing/Director1967 Sing a Song of Sex
Writing/Writer1967 Sing a Song of Sex
Directing/Director1967 Band of Ninja
Production/Producer1967 Band of Ninja
Writing/Screenplay1967 Band of Ninja
Directing/Director1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Writing/Writer1967 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Directing/Director1966 Violence at Noon
Directing/Director1965 Pleasures of the Flesh
Writing/Screenplay1965 Pleasures of the Flesh
Directing/Director1965 Diary of Yunbogi
Production/Producer1965 Diary of Yunbogi
Writing/Writer1965 Diary of Yunbogi
Directing/Director1964 My Bellett
Writing/Screenplay1964 My Bellett
Directing/Director1964 A Rebel's Fortress
Writing/Screenplay1964 A Rebel's Fortress
Directing/Director1963 The Forgotten Imperial Army
Writing/Screenplay1963 The Forgotten Imperial Army
Directing/Director1962 The Christian Revolt
Writing/Writer1962 The Christian Revolt
Directing/Director1961 The Catch
Directing/Director1960 Night and Fog in Japan
Writing/Writer1960 Night and Fog in Japan
Directing/Director1960 The Sun's Burial
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Sun's Burial
Directing/Director1960 Cruel Story of Youth
Writing/Screenplay1960 Cruel Story of Youth
Directing/Director1959 A Town of Love and Hope
Writing/Writer1959 A Town of Love and Hope
Directing/Director1959 Tomorrow's Sun
Writing/Writer1959 Tomorrow's Sun
Writing/Screenplay1959 Donto ikōze

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.oshima-pro.jp
Full Name: Nagisa Ōshima
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 03/31 1932 (March) in Okayama (Japan)
Died: Tuesday, 01/15 2013 (January) in Fujisawa (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: Kyoto University
Spouses (current/former): Akiko Koyama
Children: Takeshi Ōshima, Arata Ōshima
Siblings: Eiko Oshima
Other names for Nagisa Ōshima (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"大島 渚"
"Nagisa Ooshima"
"오시마 나기사"
"Нагиса Осима"
"Nagisa Ôshima"
"大岛渚"
"おおしま なぎさ" (Kana/Japanese)
Nagisa Ōshima frequently works together with these people:
Rokkō Toura (16x, Actor)
Kei Satō (15x, Actor)
Keiichi Uraoka (14x, Crew)
Akiko Koyama (12x, Actress)
Tsutomu Tamura (12x, Crew)
Hōsei Komatsu (12x, Actor)
Fumio Watanabe (12x, Actor)
Mamoru Sasaki (9x, Crew)
Toshirô Ishidô (8x, Crew)
Masayuki Nakajima (8x, Crew)
Riichirô Manabe (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:27980, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024