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Nagisa Ōshima

Born

March 31, 1932

Died

January 15, 2013 (80 years old)

Known For

Directing

Place of Birth

Okayama, Japan

IMDb

Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” in 1959.

Known For

Death by Hanging
7.4

Death by Hanging

Yakuza Graveyard
6.7

Yakuza Graveyard

Level Five
6.1

Level Five

100 Years of Japanese Cinema
5.8

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Cinématon
4.3

Cinématon

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

Self (archive footage)

6.8

2023

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

0.0

2010

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

0.0

2006

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Himself

0.0

2002

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

0.0

2000

Level Five

Level Five

Self

6.1

1997

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Self - Narrator (voice)

5.8

1995

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

Self

6.5

1993

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Kyoto, My Mother's Place

Himself

6.0

1991

ΦIDEA

ΦIDEA

0.0

1988

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Self

4.3

1985

The Oshima Gang

The Oshima Gang

Self

0.0

1983

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

0.0

1983

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

A Visit to Ogawa Productions

Himself

0.0

1981

Cinématon

Cinématon

N°806

4.3

1978

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

Chief Omura

6.7

1976

A Life of Mao

A Life of Mao

0.0

1976

Rahman: Father of Bengal

Interviewer

0.0

1973

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

Narrator (voice)

7.4

1968

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