Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Directing

Born: 1936-04-01 in Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 , 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Shinjuku Maria

Shinjuku Maria

Cameo

No Poster

Birth Control Revolution

Weekly magazine photographer

Wet Dice

Wet Dice

Customer

The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

Cameo

Pink Ribbon

Pink Ribbon

Self

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema

Self

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

Prisoner/Terrorist

Prisoner/Terrorist

Running in Madness, Dying in Love

Running in Madness, Dying in Love

Sleigh driver

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

Self (archive footage)

Blood of Lust Is Dripping

Blood of Lust Is Dripping

Man wearing sunglasses

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance

Green Mind, Metal Bats

Green Mind, Metal Bats

Oji-san

Pure Asia

Pure Asia

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

Himself

No Poster

Empire of Passion: On the Set

Self (Production Consultant for "Empire of Passion")

Wind

Wind

Wind spirit

シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ

シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ

Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho

Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho

Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital

Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

Self - Interviewee