
Nagisa Ōshima
DirectingMarch 31, 1932-January 15, 2013
Birth Place
Okayama, Japan
Biography
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.