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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.
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- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Director
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) Director
- Empire of Passion (1978) Director
- Taboo (1999) Director
- Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967) Writer
- Death by Hanging (1968) Director
- Sing a Song of Sex (1967) Director
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960) Director
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) as Chief Omura
- The Dawn of Asia (1964) Director
- Cinématon (1978) as N°806
- Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) Editor
- The Sun's Burial (1960) Director
- The Catch (1961) Director
- Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Writer
- Dear Summer Sister (1972) Director
- The Ceremony (1971) Director
- Band of Ninja (1967) Screenplay
- Violence at Noon (1966) Director
- Max My Love (1986) Director
- The Oshima Gang (1983) as Self
- Boy (1969) Director
- Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968) Writer
- The Christian Revolt (1962) Writer
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Most-watched Nagisa Ōshima films currently: In the Realm of the Senses (1976), Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Empire of Passion (1978), Taboo (1999), Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967).
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Selected TV credits: The Dawn of Asia (1964).
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