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 »
Tag Archives: Nagisa Ôshima
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 »
Ai no korîda / In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Nagisa Ôshima, Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Biography, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Erotic
Gohatto / Taboo (1999) Nagisa Ôshima, Takeshi Kitano, Ryûhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Drama, History, Thriller
Gishiki / The Ceremony (1971) Nagisa Ôshima, Kenzô Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Comedy, Drama
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) Nagisa Ôshima, David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Drama, War
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 »
Ai to kibô no machi / A Street of Love and Hope (1959) Nagisa Ôshima, Fumio Watanabe, Yuki Tominaga, Kakuko Chino, Drama
A young man runs a scam selling pigeons that always return to his home. A rich girl takes an interest in him and tries to help him find a good job. Read More »
Max Mon Amour / Max My Love (1986) Nagisa Ôshima, Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Comedy
Reserved and cool, Margaret is the French wife of Peter, a British diplomat posted to France with their son Nelson. Read More »
Kaette kita yopparai / Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968) Nagisa Ôshima, Kazuhiko Kato, Osamu Kitayama, Norihiko Hashida, Action, Comedy
Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action develops into a crime story. Read More »
Shonen / Le Petit Garcon / Boy (1969) Nagisa Ôshima, Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe, Drama
Based on real events reported in Japanese newspapers in 1966 “Boy” follows the title character, Toshio Omura, across Japan, as he is forced to participate in a dangerous scam to support his dysfunctional family. Toshio’s father, Takeo Omura, is an abusive, lazy veteran, who forces his wife, the boy’s stepmother, Takeko Tamiguchi, to feign being hit by cars in order to shake down the motorists. When his wife is unable to perform the scam, Toshio is enlisted…
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Muri shinjû: Nihon no natsu / Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967) Nagisa Ôshima, Keiko Sakurai, Kei Satô, Tetsuo Ashida, Crime, Drama
Over the course of a night, a sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal man, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster are taken prisoner of a gang awaiting a shootout between a rival gang at dawn.
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Nihon shunka-kô / Sing a Song of Sex (1967) Nagisa Ôshima, Ichirô Araki, Kazuko Tajima, Jûzô Itami, Comedy, Drama
Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path.
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