FILM DIRECTOR

Nagisa Oshima

1932 - 2013

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Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa; March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese filmmaker, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nagisa Oshima is the 250th most popular film director (down from 174th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Japan (down from 190th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Nagisa Oshima is most famous for his controversial film "In the Realm of the Senses" which was banned in Japan.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nagisa Oshima ranks 250 out of 2,041. Before him are Joe D'Amato, Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, Patrice Chéreau, Chris Marker, and Paolo Sorrentino. After him are Michael Moore, Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, Shohei Imamura, and Jacques Becker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Nagisa Oshima ranks 101. Before him are Petula Clark, Joseph Zen, Nikolai Kardashev, Emmanuelle Arsan, Pier Angeli, and Wojciech Kilar. After him are José Saraiva Martins, Antonio Tejero, Joe Zawinul, Naina Yeltsina, Eleanor F. Helin, and Quino. Among people deceased in 2013, Nagisa Oshima ranks 70. Before him are Hiroshi Yamauchi, Pierre Mauroy, Kenneth Waltz, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Wojciech Kilar, and Patrice Chéreau. After him are Sławomir Mrożek, Ed Lauter, Rossana Podestà, Roger Ebert, Henri Dutilleux, and Conrad Bain.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nagisa Oshima ranks 413 out of 6,245. Before him are Tadao Kobayashi (1930), Koji Funamoto (1942), Shiro Misaki (null), Empress Teimei (1884), Daigoro Kondo (1907), and Terauchi Masatake (1852). After him are Ikkyū (1394), Shigemaru Takenokoshi (1906), Emperor Go-Toba (1180), Yoshinobu Ishii (1939), Saburō Sakai (1916), and Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Nagisa Oshima ranks 9. Before him are Isao Takahata (1935), Takeshi Kitano (1947), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), and Franklin J. Schaffner (1920). After him are Shohei Imamura (1926), Mamoru Oshii (1951), Hideaki Anno (1960), Satoshi Kon (1963), Makoto Shinkai (1973), and Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955).

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