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Nagisa Oshima

おおしま なぎさ

Oshima Nagisa

別名: 大島 渚
ペンネーム: Nagisa OshimaPublic / professional usage

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1932-03-31 (Kojima District, Okayama Prefecture (now Tamano), Japan)
死没
2013-01-15 (Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan) 80歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Kyoto (grew up) → Fujisawa (later life)

経歴

職業
Film director, Screenwriter, Theatre director, Author, Producer
活動期間
1959年〜1999年
所属
Nagisa Oshima Production, Japan Directors Guild (chairman 1980-1996)
所属団体
Japan Directors Guild
影響を受けた人物
Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu
影響を与えた人物
Theo Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Alexander Sokurov, Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar, Chen Kaige, Ang Lee, Takeshi Kitano

学歴

Kyoto University, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law / Department of Law
期間: 1950-1954
卒業年: 1954
国: Japan
Founded and led the theatre group "Sōzōza" while a student

受賞歴

Cannes Film Festival — Best Director
1978
対象作品: The Phantom of Love (Ai no borei)
部門: 監督賞
主催: Cannes Film Festival
結果: winner
Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director
2000
対象作品: Gohatto (Taboo)
部門: 監督賞
主催: Blue Ribbon Awards
結果: winner
Blue Ribbon Awards — New Director
1961
対象作品: A Town of Love and Hope / Cruel Story of Youth
部門: 新人監督賞
主催: Blue Ribbon Awards
結果: winner
Chicago International Film Festival — Jury's Special Award
1976
対象作品: In the Realm of the Senses
部門: 審査員特別賞
主催: Chicago International Film Festival
結果: winner
Mainichi Film Concours — Best Director
1983
対象作品: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
部門: 監督賞
主催: Mainichi Film Concours
結果: winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2000
部門: 勲章
主催: Government of Japan
結果: recipient
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres — Officer
2001
部門: 勲章
主催: Government of France
結果: recipient
Japan Academy Prize — Chairman's Special Award
2014
部門: 特別賞
主催: Japan Academy Prize Association
結果: recipient (posthumous)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Cruel Story of Youth

1960年 Youth drama / Social realism

A seminal youth drama depicting postwar youth and social tensions; one of Oshima's early breakthrough films.

youth culturesocial alienationviolence

In the Realm of the Senses

1976年 Feature film / erotic drama

A controversial film based on a true story noted for explicit sexual content; a landmark in debates on censorship and artistic freedom.

sex and desirecensorshipfreedom of expression

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983年 International co-production drama

An internationally cast war drama exploring dignity and cultural clashes; notable for its performances and Ryuichi Sakamoto's score.

warcultural conflicthumanity

Gohatto (Taboo)

1999年 Historical drama

A ensemble historical drama set in the Bakumatsu period examining samurai codes and desire; known as Oshima's comeback film.

bushidodesirepower

全著作

  • Japan's Night and Fog: Collected Works of Nagisa Oshima (1961)
  • Postwar Cinema: Destruction and Creation (1963)
  • Ideas of Evil and Cruelty (1966)
  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (book, 1983)
  • Encountering a New Self after a Cerebral Hemorrhage (2000)

翻案

  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (film)

作品の翻訳

  • In the Realm of the Senses (English edition)

作風・主題

文体
socially and politically engaged realismprovocative and experimental visual style
頻出モチーフ
conflict between authority and the individualsex and repressionpostwar Japan's self-examination

健康

  • cerebral hemorrhage
    1996-1999(入院・リハビリ)
    After a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 he underwent lengthy rehabilitation and completed Gohatto in 1999. He suffered from right-side paralysis and speech difficulties thereafter.
  • pneumonia (cause of death)
    2013
    Died of pneumonia in 2013 while hospitalized

評価・遺産

Nagisa Oshima was an influential, iconoclastic director of postwar Japan, acclaimed for challenging censorship and authority and for his international collaborations. He influenced numerous filmmakers worldwide and his legacy continues (e.g. the Nagisa Oshima Prize).

関連学会

  • Japan Directors Guild

資料所蔵先

  • Nagisa Oshima Production (archival materials)
  • Kencho-ji, Kaishunin (grave site)

大衆文化への影響

  • The Nagisa Oshima Prize, established 2019
  • Frequent TV appearances made him widely known beyond film circles

引用

  • Film must be a question posed to reality.
    出典: Various interviews and writings

豆知識

  • Left Shochiku in 1961 and co-founded Sōzōsha production company.
  • In 1990 he was involved in a physical altercation with writer Shōyō Nosaka at a anniversary party; both later reconciled.
  • He frequently cast non-professional actors and newcomers throughout his career.