
Kōji Wakamatsu
Director
Born: April 1, 1936 (76 years old)
Died: October 17, 2012
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (41)
- The Mystery of Rampo (1994, ★ 7.6)
- Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006, ★ 6.6)
- Pink Ribbon (2004, ★ 6.4)
- Running in Madness, Dying in Love (1969, ★ 6.1)
- The Embryo Hunts in Secret (1966, ★ 5.9)
- United Red Army (2007, ★ 6.4)
- Caterpillar (2010, ★ 6.3)
- Secrets Behind the Wall (1965, ★ 6.2)
- Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969, ★ 6.7)
- Violated Angels (1967, ★ 6.2)
- Violent Virgin (1969, ★ 5.8)
- Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War (1971, ★ 6.5)
- A.K.A. Serial Killer (1975, ★ 5.9)
- Oppressive Torture (1978, ★ 5.8)
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976, ★ 6.6)
- Wet Dice (1974, ★ 5.5)
- Ecstasy of the Angels (1972, ★ 5.2)
- A Pool Without Water (1982, ★ 5.4)
- 11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012, ★ 5.2)
- Shinjuku Mad (1970, ★ 5.4)
- Violence Without a Cause (1969, ★ 5.5)
- Naked Bullet (1969, ★ 5.6)
- Serial Rapist (1978, ★ 5.4)
- The Woman Who Wanted to Die (1971, ★ 4.4)
- Sex Jack (1970, ★ 5.2)
- Season of Terror (1969, ★ 5.3)
- Erotic Liaisons (1992, ★ 4.6)
- Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw (2004, ★ 4.7)
- Secret Flower (1971, ★ 5)
- Resume of Love Affairs (1965, ★ 5.4)