Nagisa Ōshima

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
7.3

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

In 1942, British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honour and ...
Empire of Passion
7.0

Empire of Passion

Oct. 09, 1978

Empire of Passion

A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the ...
Dear Summer Sister
6.3

Dear Summer Sister

Aug. 05, 1972

Dear Summer Sister

Sunaoko come to Okinawa to find his brother Tsuruo. Her searching is not very painless because it tears up old wounds in complicated ...
The Ceremony
7.3

The Ceremony

May. 18, 1971

The Ceremony

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional ...