Nagisa Ōshima
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2013-01-15
- Works
- 35
Top works
- わが日本精神改造計画
- 激論!! 外国人労働者
- Itsumo soba ni hon ga
- La cérémonie
- Ōshima Nagisa
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Film & TV
Directing · Okayama, Japan
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…
Known for
- The Oshima Gang2010
- What's a Director?2006
- Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions — Himself2002
- Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano — Self2000
- Level Five — Self1997
- 100 Years of Japanese Cinema — Self - Narrator (voice)1995
- Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema — Self1993
- Kyoto, My Mother's Place — Himself1991
- ΦIDEA1988
- The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima — Self1985
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16
- Total plays
- 22
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Selaginella Genome Identifies Genetic Changes Associated with the Evolution of Vascular Plants
· 2011 · cited 761x
- Targeting LDH enzymes with a stiripentol analog to treat epilepsy
· 2015 · cited 383x
- MeV-scale reheating temperature and thermalization of oscillating neutrinos by radiative and hadronic decays of massive particles
· 2019 · cited 290x
- Cognitive–behavioral therapy for management of mental health and stress-related disorders: Recent advances in techniques and technologies
· 2021 · cited 268x
- The IRSF Magellanic Clouds Point Source Catalog
· 2007 · cited 219x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1932-03-31 ) March 31, 1932, Tamano , Okayama , Empire of Japan
- Died
- January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) (aged 80), Fujisawa, Kanagawa , Japan
- Education
- Kyoto University
- Occupations
- Film director writer activist
- Years active
- 1953-1999
- Notable work
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960) Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Death by Hanging (1968) The Ceremony (1971) In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- Movement
- Japanese New Wave
- Spouse
- Akiko Koyama ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 31 March 1932
- Died
- 15 January 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Tamano
- Place of death
- Fujisawa
- Spouse
- Akiko Koyama
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Kyoto University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
Article
Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa; March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese film director, writer, and left-wing activist who is best known for his fiction films, of which he directed 23 features in a career spanning from 1959 to 1999. He is regarded as one of the greatest Japanese directors of all time, and as one of the most important figures of the Japanese New Wave (Nūberu bāgu), alongside Shōhei Imamura. His film style was bold, innovative and provocative. Common themes in his work include youthful rebellion, class and racial discrimination and taboo sexuality.
His first major film was his second feature, Cruel Story of Youth (1960), one of the first Japanese New Wave films, a youth-oriented film with an earnest portrayal of the sexual lives and criminal activities of its young protagonists. And he came to greater international renown after Death By Hanging (1968), a film on the theme of capital punishment and anti-Korean sentiment, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. His most controversial film is In the Realm of the Senses (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan.