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Bookmark or Share- Nagisa Ōshima - WikipediaNagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa, March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. One of the foremost directors within the Japanese New Wave, his films include In the Realm of the Senses (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), about World War II prisoners of war held by the Japanese.
- Nagisa Ôshima | Rotten TomatoesTHE CEREMONY, (aka GISHIKI), director Nagisa Oshima, on set, 1971 MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE, David Bowie, director Nagisa Oshima on set, 1983 IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES, writer/director Nagisa ...
- Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties - The Criterion CollectionOften called the Godard of the East, Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was one of the most provocative film artists of the twentieth century, and his works challenged and shocked the cinematic world for decades. Following his rise to prominence at Shochiku, Oshima struck out to form his own production company, Sozo-sha, in the early sixties. That move ushered in the prolific period of his career ...
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976) | The Criterion CollectionIn the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by the always provocative Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. Based on a true incident, it graphically depicts the all-consuming, transcendent—but ultimately destructive—love of a man and a woman (Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda) living in an era of ever escalating imperialism and governmental ...
- Nagisa Oshima on In the Realm of the SensesThe following article, based on an interview with Nagisa Oshima conducted by Katsue Tomiyama in April 1983, first appeared, in slightly longer form, in the Japanese magazine Image Forum. Tomiyama is a film producer and cofounder of Image Forum, and she played one of the inn’s young maids in In the Realm of the Senses. The article was translated for the Criterion release by Ted Goossen.
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