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Kōji Wakamatsu

Directing · 1936–2012 · Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known for

Filmography

2022シネマスコーレを解剖する。　コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2016The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio AkatsukaSelf (archive footage)
2012The Millennial RaptureDirector
201211.25 The Day He Chose His Own FateDirector
2012Petrel Hotel BlueDirector
2011Pure Asia
2011Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic CinemaSelf
2010Keitai Deka Zenigata YuiDirector
2010EmbryoThanks
2010CaterpillarDirector
2009Keitai Deka Zenigata MeiDirector
2009Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2007United Red ArmyDirector
2007Prisoner/Terrorist
2006What's a Director?
2006Green Mind, Metal BatsOji-san
2004Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy SawDirector
2004Pink RibbonSelf
2004Perfect Education 6Director
2003Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the FilmSelf - Interviewee
2002Under the SkinHimself
2001Prime Minister's Office LadyDirector
1999Heaven and HellDirector
1998WindWind spirit
1997End of Our Own RealDirector
1996TargetDirector
1995Endless WaltzDirector
1994The Mystery of RampoCameo
1993Singapore SlingDirector
1992Erotic LiaisonsDirector
1992Sosuke Loses His LoverDirector
1991New Sex Life-Style Bible 2Director
1990Ready to ShootDirector
1990Eternal Savannah: Roses' TailsDirector
1990Hole in the Pants 4: Strawberries That Aren't MushyDirector
1989It's Easier Than KissingDirector
1986Impactual PerformanceDirector
1986Moero Seishun no Ichinen – “Burn, One Year of Youth”Producer
1984Scrap: A Love StoryDirector
1983The KeyProducer
1982The Woman with the Red HatProducer
1982A Pool Without WaterDirector
1981Serial Rape in a Secret RoomDirector
1980Seishojo gomonDirector
1980The Night of Martial LawProducer
1979Gendai sei hanzai: Zenin satsugaiDirector
1979PreyDirector
1979Gendai sei hanzai: Boko kankinDirector
1978Zannin renzoku gokanmaDirector
1978Women Prison: Vigilante JusticeProducer
1978Japanese TortureProducer
1978Serial RapistDirector
1978Oppressive TortureDirector
1978Delinquent Sukeban Gang RapeDirector
1977Kill the Flower Bud!Producer
1977Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 YearsDirector
1977Prohibition In Japan: Female TraffickingDirector
1977Eros EternaDirector
1976Zannin onna ankokushiDirector
1976In the Realm of the SensesProduction Manager
1975Documentary: High School Girls' Prostitution RingDirector
1975100 Years of Torture: The HistoryDirector
1975Shinjuku MariaCameo
1975Law of the Delta ZoneDirector
1975A.K.A. Serial KillerProducer
1975Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
1975Porn jikenbo: sei no ankokuDirector
1974Beast of LustDirector
1974Wet DiceCustomer
1973Off-Season FloweringProducer
1973Secret High School Girl: After School ActivityDirector
1972Backside of 17Director
1972Sex VariationDirector
1972Ecstasy of the AngelsDirector
1972Contemporary History of Rape in JapanDirector
1971Sex FamilyDirector
1971Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World WarDirector
1971The Woman Who Wanted to DieDirector
1971Love Technique 2Director
1971Secret FlowerDirector
1970The Hateful BeastDirector
1970Sex JackDirector
1970High Noon RapeDirector
1970Love Technique: KamasutraDirector
1970Shinjuku MadDirector
1969Violence Without a CauseDirector
1969Season of TerrorDirector
1969Naked BulletDirector
1969Female Student GuerrillaExecutive Producer
1969Running in Madness, Dying in LoveSleigh driver
1969Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom KillerDirector
1969New Jack & BettyProducer
1969Violent VirginDirector
1969Sexual PlayProducer
1969New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance DemonDirector
1969Go, Go Second Time VirginDirector
1968The Notorious ConcubinesDirector
1968Sex ZoneProducer
1968The Pistol That Sprouted HairProducer
1968Desire of the FleshDirector
1968A Womb to LetProducer
1968Sex CrimesDirector
1967Dark Story of a Japanese RapistDirector
1967Vagabond of SexDirector
1967Abnormal BloodDirector
1967Violence in the NetDirector
1967Violated AngelsDirector
1967Birth Control RevolutionWeekly magazine photographer
1967Black Narcissus of LustDirector
1967Sei no fukkatsuProducer
1967The OrgyDirector
1966Season of BetrayalProducer
1966AbortionExecutive Producer
1966The Embryo Hunts in SecretDirector
1966The Love RobotsDirector
1966Torn Love AffairDirector
1966Blood Is Redder Than the SunScreenplay
1965Perverse RelationsDirector
1965Secrets Behind the WallDirector
1965Resume of Love AffairsDirector
1965Blood of Lust Is DrippingMan wearing sunglasses
1965Taiyô no hesoDirector
1964Ecstasy of WickednessDirector
1964Naked ShadowDirector
1964Kawaita hadaDirector
1964FrenzyDirector
1964Lead TombstoneDirector
1964Red CrimeDirector
1964Mesuinu no KakeDirector
1963Payment for AdulteryDirector
1963Oiroke sakusenDirector
1963Savage WomenDirector
1963Sweet TrapDirector
—Empire of Passion: On the SetSelf (Production Consultant for "Empire of Passion")

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