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Kōji Wakamatsu

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.​


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Born:
Apr 1, 1936 In Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Birth Control Revolution 1967-02-21
Latest Project:
Movie Pure Asia 2011-01-28
Known For
Poster of Pink Ribbon
Poster of In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Poster of Under the Skin
Poster of Birth Control Revolution
Filmography
Movie Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema Self 2011-01-01
Movie Pure Asia 2011-01-28
Movie Prisoner/Terrorist 2007-02-02
Movie Green Mind, Metal Bats Oji-san 2006-08-26
Movie What's a Director? 2006-11-04
Movie Pink Ribbon Himself 2004-09-27
Movie In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film Interviewee 2003-01-01
Movie Under the Skin Himself 2002-06-14
Movie Wind Wind spirit 1998-01-01
Movie The Mystery of Rampo 1995-05-27
Movie Birth Control Revolution Weekly magazine photographer 1967-02-21