In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. Read More »
Tag Archives: Nagisa Ôshima
Sing a Song of Sex / Nihon shunka-kô (1967) Nagisa Ôshima, Ichirô Araki, Kazuko Tajima, Jûzô Itami
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance Read More »
Violence at Noon / Hakuchû no tôrima (1966) Nagisa Ôshima, Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satô
Hakuchû no tôrima is the portrayal of a violent rapist as seen through the recollections of his wife and one of his victims. Read More »
The Man Who Put His Will on Film AKA Tôkyô sensô sengo hiwa (1970) Nagisa Ôshima, Kazuo Goto, Sukio Fukuoka, Kenichi Fukuda
A metaphysical mystery involving a university student’s camera getting stolen, and the thief then committing suicide. Read More »
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) Nagisa Ôshima, Tadanori Yokoo, Rie Yokoyama, Moichi Tanabe
Story of a bookstore thief named Birdey who is led through various adventures in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district by salesgirl Umeko. Read More »
Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Nagisa Ôshima, Miyuki Kuwano, Fumio Watanabe, Masahiko Tsugawa
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense Read More »
Death by Hanging (1968) Nagisa Ôshima, Kei Satô, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirô Ishidô
This sad tale, based on a true story of a Japanese-born Korean student who raped and killed two girls in 1958 Read More »
