Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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.
Directed 38
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Director
- 1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Director
1980s
- 1986
Max My Love
Director
- 1983
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Director
- 1976
A Life of Mao
Director
- 1972
The Giants
Director
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Director
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Director
Band of Ninja Pilot
Director
- 1968
The Greater East Asian War
Director
Death by Hanging
Director
- 1967
Band of Ninja
Director
- 1966
- 1965
Diary of Yunbogi
Director
- 1964
A Rebel's Fortress
Director
Watashi-wa beretto
Director
- 1963
The Forgotten Imperial Army
Director
Chiisana bōken ryokō
Director
- 1962
The Christian Revolt
Director
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Tomorrow's Sun
Director
Wrote 33
2010s
- 2016
Short Cuts : In the Realm of the Senses
Original Film Writer
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Writer
- 1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Writer
1980s
- 1986
Max My Love
Writer
- 1983
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
A Life of Mao
Writer
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Writer
When Twilight Draws Near
Writer
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Writer
- 1968
The Greater East Asian War
Writer
Death by Hanging
Screenplay
- 1967
Band of Ninja
Screenplay
- 1965
Diary of Yunbogi
Writer
- 1964
A Rebel's Fortress
Screenplay
Watashi-wa beretto
Screenplay
- 1963
The Forgotten Imperial Army
Screenplay
- 1962
The Christian Revolt
Writer
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Donto ikōze
Screenplay
Tomorrow's Sun
Writer
Acted in 8
2010s
- 2010
The Oshima Gang
Movie
2000s
- 2006
What's a Director?
Movie
1990s
- 1995
BeRLiN
Movie
1980s
- 1988
ΦIDEA
Movie
- 1983
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
Movie
1970s
- 1978
Cinématon
N°806
- 1976
A Life of Mao
Movie
Produced 3
1960s
- 1968
Death by Hanging
Producer
- 1967
Band of Ninja
Producer
- 1965
Diary of Yunbogi
Producer
Edited 1
1960s
- 1969
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Editor
Appearances12
2000s
- 2002
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
Himself
- 2000
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Self
1990s
- 1997
Level Five
Self
- 1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Self
- 1991
Kyoto, My Mother's Place
Himself
1980s
- 1985
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Self
- 1984
De droomproducenten
Self
- 1983
The Oshima Gang
Self
- 1981
A Visit to Ogawa Productions
Himself
1970s
- 1977
Yokoi and His Twenty-Eight Years of Secret Life on Guam
Self - Interviewer
1960s
- 1968
Death by Hanging
Narrator (voice)