1976Nominee
Best Picture
In the Realm of the Senses
Kōji Wakamatsu
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
April 1, 1936
Biography
Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 , 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga ('pink films') as Ecstasy of the Angels (1972) and Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (1969). He also produced Nagisa Ōshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses (1976). He has been called "the most important director to emerge in the pink film genre," and one of "Japan's leading directors of the 1960s." His 2010 film, Caterpillar, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1970Nominee
Best Director
The Hateful Beast
2010Nominee
Best Director
Caterpillar
Career Highlights
1983Highlight
Best Picture
The Key
1980Highlight
Best Picture
The Night of Martial Law
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In the Realm of the Senses
Caterpillar
Go, Go Second Time Virgin