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Nagisa Oshima Biography

Birth Name:Nagisa Oshima

Birth Place:Kyoto, Japan

Profession Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

  • In 1961, he won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director
  • Won the 1976 Sutherland Trophy at the British Film Institute Awards
  • Attended Kyoto University, where he studied political history
  • Started out working as an assistant director for the Shochiku Film Company in 1954
  • Has frequently collaborated with actors Kei Sato and Rokko Toura on various film projects
  • In 1965, he decided to start the production company Sozosha
  • Served as a member of the jury at the 1994 Venice Film Festival

Awards

  • 1961Blue Ribbon Award-Best New Director: winner
  • 1969Kinema Junpo Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1969Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1971Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1971Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
  • 1972Kinema Junpo Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1972Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1972Kinema Junpo Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1972Mainichi Film Concours-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1976Sutherland Trophy-: winner
  • 1976Special Jury Prize-Special Jury Award: winner
  • 1978Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1978Best Director-: winner
  • 1979Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 1981Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 1983Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1983Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1984Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 1984Readers' Choice Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1984Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
  • 1984Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
  • 1984Mainichi Film Concours-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1986Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2000Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2000Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 2000Blue Ribbon Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2000Blue Ribbon Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2000Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2013Sebastiane Award-Best Film: nominated