Kōji Wakamatsu
Biography
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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Movies (50)
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Millennial Rapture
Director (Directing)
2012
11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate
Director (Directing)
2012
Petrel Hotel Blue
Writer (Writing)
2012
Pure Asia
2011
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
as Self
2011
Embryo
Thanks (Crew)
2010
Caterpillar
Director (Directing)
2010
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
United Red Army
Director (Directing)
2007
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007
What's a Director?
2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats
as Oji-san
2006
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Director (Directing)
2004
Pink Ribbon
as Self
2004
Perfect Education 6
Director (Directing)
2004
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
as Interviewee
2003
Under the Skin
as Himself
2002
Prime Minister's Office Lady
Director (Directing)
2001
Heaven and Hell
Director (Directing)
1999
Wind
as Wind spirit
1998
End of Our Own Real
Director (Directing)
1997
Target
Director (Directing)
1996
Endless Waltz
Director (Directing)
1995
The Mystery of Rampo
as Cameo
1995
Singapore Sling
Director (Directing)
1993
Erotic Liaisons
Director (Directing)
1992
Sosuke Loses His Lover
Director (Directing)
1992
New Sex Life-Style Bible 2
Director (Directing)
1991
Ready to Shoot
Director (Directing)
1990
Eternal Savannah: Roses' Tails
Director (Directing)
1990
Hole in the Pants 4: Strawberries That Aren't Mushy
Director (Directing)
1990
It's Easier Than Kissing
Director (Directing)
1989
Impactual Performance
Director (Directing)
1986
Moero Seishun no Ichinen – “Burn, One Year of Youth”
Producer (Production)
1986
Scrap: A Love Story
Director (Directing)
1984
Woman with the Red Hat
Producer (Production)
1984
The Key
Producer (Production)
1983
A Pool Without Water
Director (Directing)
1982
Serial Rape in a Secret Room
Director (Directing)
1981
Seishojo gomon
Director (Directing)
1980
The Night of Martial Law
Producer (Production)
1980
Gendai sei hanzai: Zenin satsugai
Director (Directing)
1979
Prey
Director (Directing)
1979
Gendai sei hanzai: Boko kankin
Director (Directing)
1979
Zannin renzoku gokanma
Director (Directing)
1978
Japanese Torture
Producer (Production)
1978
Serial Rapist
Director (Directing)
1978