Kōji Wakamatsu
Known for Directing · 21 credits
- Born
- 1936-04-01
- Died
- 2012-10-17
- Place of birth
- Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Koji Wakamatsu · Kôji Wakamatsu · 大杉虎 · Tora Ôsugi · Кодзи Вакамацу · 若松 孝二
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.
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Known For
Movies (21)
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Cameo
What's a Director?
2006
Pink Ribbon
2004
as Self
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
1969
as Sleigh driver
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Wet Dice
1974
as Customer
Green Mind, Metal Bats
2006
as Oji-san
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
2011
as Self
Pure Asia
2011
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
1965
as Man wearing sunglasses
Birth Control Revolution
1967
as Weekly magazine photographer
Under the Skin
2002
as Himself
Shinjuku Maria
1975
as Cameo
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
2003
as Self - Interviewee
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022
Wind
1998
as Wind spirit
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
1975
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
Empire of Passion: On the Set
as Self (Production Consultant for "Empire of Passion")
About 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 Be… With 21 credits spanning from 1965 to 2022, Kōji Wakamatsu has appeared in 21 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Mystery of Rampo (1994) — as Cameo
- What's a Director? (2006)
- Pink Ribbon (2004) — as Self
- Prisoner/Terrorist (2007)
- Running in Madness, Dying in Love (1969) — as Sleigh driver
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