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Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

Directing·1932–2013·52 films

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.…

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As Director

In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion (1978)
Taboo
Taboo (1999)
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Boy
Boy (1969)
The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1971)
Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon (1966)
Max My Love
Max My Love (1986)
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)
Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Street of Love and Hope
Street of Love and Hope (1959)
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995)
The Catch
The Catch (1961)
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja (1967)
Tomorrow's Sun
Tomorrow's Sun (1959)
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi (1965)
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt (1962)
Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
Watashi-wa beretto
Watashi-wa beretto (1964)
The Forgotten Imperial Army
The Forgotten Imperial Army (1963)
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place (1991)
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (1969)
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao (1976)
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam (1977)
The Giants
The Giants (1972)
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress (1964)
Band of Ninja Pilot
Band of Ninja Pilot (1969)

As Actor

Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)Narrator (voice)
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)Chief Omura
Level Five
Level Five (1997)Self
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995)Self - Narrator (voice)
Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)N°806
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985)Self
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema (1993)Self
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano (2000)Self
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place (1991)Himself
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions (2002)Himself
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao (1976)
De droomproducenten
De droomproducenten (1984)Self
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam (1977)Self - Interviewer
The Oshima Gang
The Oshima Gang (1983)Self
What's a Director?
What's a Director? (2006)
The Oshima Gang
The Oshima Gang (2010)
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
A Visit to Ogawa Productions (1981)Himself
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1983)
ΦIDEA
ΦIDEA (1988)

As Writer

In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion (1978)
Taboo
Taboo (1999)
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1971)
Max My Love
Max My Love (1986)
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)
Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Street of Love and Hope
Street of Love and Hope (1959)
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995)
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja (1967)
Tomorrow's Sun
Tomorrow's Sun (1959)
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi (1965)
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt (1962)
Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
Watashi-wa beretto
Watashi-wa beretto (1964)
When Twilight Draws Near
When Twilight Draws Near (1969)
The Forgotten Imperial Army
The Forgotten Imperial Army (1963)
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Kyoto, My Mother's Place (1991)
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution (1969)
A Life of Mao
A Life of Mao (1976)
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress (1964)
Donto ikōze
Donto ikōze (1959)
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses (2016)