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NAGISA OSHIMA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 4, 2020
¡®What is Japanese Cinema?¡¯ review: A deft and engaging history of Japanese film
This book is healthily nonjudgmental concerning which films are ¡°good¡± and which are not. Instead it steps back ¡ª far back ¡ª to gaze carefully at and analyze the bigger picture: the role that cinema has played in reflecting and altering Japanese consciousness and Japanese reality over the span of a century.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Oct 12, 2019
¡®Politics, Porn and Protest¡¯: The beguiling world of experimental Japanese film
Isolde Standish¡¯s ¡®Politics, Porn and Protest¡¯ takes readers on a tour of landmark Japanese avant-garde films, including those by legendary directors Nagisa Oshima and Shohei Imamura.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 9, 2016
Nagisa Oshima: ¡®You have to tell the truth about your country, whatever it is¡¯
Jan. 15 marks the third anniversary of the renowned film director¡¯s death. Roger Pulvers, who knew him for more than 30 years and was his assistant on ¡°Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,¡± discusses the man and his work
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 24, 2013
Osaka: Japan¡¯s latterday second city forever breaks the national mold
They¡¯re funny, finicky and feisty, not to mention being full of wicked mischief, with their own way of talking, too. Outside of Japan, think of Liverpool, not London; or Munich, not Berlin; or Mumbai, not Delhi. I¡¯m talking about the people of Osaka.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Jan 19, 2013
Oshima was in a realm of his own
Film director Nagisa Oshima passed away Tuesday. He was 80.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2013
Rebel filmmaker will be missed
Mr. Nagisa Oshima, the filmmaker who, perhaps more than any other, challenged the conventional morality and sober certainties of Japan, died of pneumonia Tuesday at the age of 80. His films earned respect around the world and broke restraints on what could be shown and told within cinematic art. Japan...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 17, 2013
Nagisa Oshima: a leading force in film
Film director Nagisa Oshima, who died in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, of pneumonia on Tuesday at age 80, was a leader of Japan¡¯s postwar New Wave movement.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 17, 2013
Donald Richie on ¡®Koshikei (Death by Hanging)¡¯
This review as originally published on Sunday, Jan. 28, 1968.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 17, 2013
Nick Bornoff on ¡®Senjo no Meri Kurisumasu (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence)¡¯
Internationally acclaimed for their formal style and power, Nagisa Oshima¡¯s films have always dealt with controversial issues which Japan¡¯s Establishment would rather see swept under the carpet. Based upon a famous Laurens van der Post novel (The Seed and the Sower), Oshima¡¯s ¡°Senjo no Meri Kurisumasu...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 22, 2004
Sexual, textual and visual boundaries
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (BFI Film Classics), by Joan Mellen. London: British Film Institute, 2004, 88 pp., with photographs. ?8.99 (paper).
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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