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Kōji Wakamatsu

Born
Apr 1, 1936 · Aged 76
Died
Oct 17, 2012
Place of birth
Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Male
Movie credits
21
TV credits
0
Directing credits
99
Also known as (6)
  • Koji Wakamatsu
  • Kôji Wakamatsu
  • 大杉虎
  • Tora Ôsugi
  • Кодзи Вакамацу
  • 若松 孝二

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,…