Nagisa Oshima Best movies by director

Nagisa Oshima

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.

20 movies

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

7.04
1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)

In the Realm of the Senses

6.86
2. In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

6.81
3. The Ceremony (1971)

6.78
4. Boy (1969)

Death by Hanging

6.75
5. Death by Hanging (1968)

Empire of Passion

6.55
6. Empire of Passion (1978)

6.52
7. The Catch (1961)

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

6.46
8. Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)

Three Resurrected Drunkards

6.46
9. Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)

6.46
10. Taboo (1999)

Diary of a Shinjuku Burglar

6.43
11. Diary of a Shinjuku Burglar (1969)

The Sun's Burial

6.41
12. The Sun's Burial (1960)

Violence at Noon

6.41
13. Violence at Noon (1966)

The Pleasures of the Flesh

6.39
14. The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)

Cruel Story of Youth

6.35
15. Cruel Story of Youth (1960)

A Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Songs

6.20
16. A Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Songs (1967)

Night and Fog in Japan

6.10
17. Night and Fog in Japan (1960)

The Man Who Put His Will on Film

5.85
18. The Man Who Put His Will on Film (1970)

A Town of Love and Hope

5.74
19. A Town of Love and Hope (1959)

5.57
20. Max My Love (1986)