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Nagisa Ōshima

1932–2013 · Directing

59.9avg grm
7titles
#2,324best rank
8honors
Mbest title · #2,324 on siteMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence1983 · as Director68.7

Honors

8
2000Medal with Purple Ribbon
2000Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director
1984Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
1978Cannes Best Director Award
1976Sutherland Trophy
Honors
  • 2000Medal with Purple Ribbon
  • 2000Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director
  • 1984Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
  • 1978Cannes Best Director Award
  • 1976Sutherland Trophy
  • 1972Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay
  • 1961Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
  • 1961Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Newcomer

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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1990s1 titleCCentury of Cinema1995 · as Narrator · series64.1
1980s1 titleMMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence1983 · as Director68.7
1970s1 titleCThe Ceremony1971 · as Director56.8
1960s3 titlesBBoy1969 · as Director57.6DDeath by Hanging1968 · as Director58.1VViolence at Noon1966 · as Director56.5
1950s1 titleAA Town of Love and Hope1959 · as Director57.4

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Nagisa Ōshima

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born1932
died2013
known forDirecting
titles on site7
best title rank#2,324 · Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
avg GRM59.9
honors8 · Medal with Purple Ribbon, 2000
Honors
  • 2000Medal with Purple Ribbon
  • 2000Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director
  • 1984Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
  • 1978Cannes Best Director Award
  • 1976Sutherland Trophy
  • 1972Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay
  • 1961Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
  • 1961Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Newcomer
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1990s

1 title
C64.1Century of Cinema1995 · as Narrator · series

1980s

1 title
M68.7Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence1983 · as Director

1970s

1 title
C56.8The Ceremony1971 · as Director

1960s

3 titles
B57.6Boy1969 · as DirectorD58.1Death by Hanging1968 · as DirectorV56.5Violence at Noon1966 · as Director

1950s

1 title
A57.4A Town of Love and Hope1959 · as Director

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