Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1936-04-01
Day of Death
2012-10-17
Place of Birth
Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Kōji Wakamatsu
Biography
Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 Wakamatsu Kōji, 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as Ecstasy of the Angels (天使の恍惚 Tenshi no Kōkotsu, 1972) and Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (ゆけゆけ二度目の処女 Yuke Yuke Nidome no Shojo, 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.
Filmography (20)
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2016
Pure Asia
2011
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
2011
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007
What's a Director?
2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats
2006
Pink Ribbon
2004
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
2003
Under the Skin
2002
Wind
1998
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
