Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

1936-04-01 – 2012-10-17 (age 76) Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Biography

Kōji Wakamatsu (θ‹₯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.

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Known For

The Mystery of Rampo
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006

as Oji-san

Pink Ribbon
Pink Ribbon

2004

as Self

Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Prisoner/Terrorist
Wet Dice
Wet Dice

1974

as Customer

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
What's a Director?
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Birth Control Revolution

1967

as Weekly magazine photographer

Wind
Wind

1998

as Wind spirit

Pure Asia
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Shinjuku Maria
Shinjuku Maria

1975

as Cameo

Under the Skin
Under the Skin

2002

as Himself

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Empire of Passion: On the Set

as Self (Production Consultant for "Empire of Passion")

Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Blood of Lust Is Dripping

1965

as Man wearing sunglasses