Nagisa Ōshima

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Okayama, Japan

Born

3/31/1932

Age

93

Credit(s)

19

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.