Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 31, 1936 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Kōji Wakamatsu

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

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer

New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance Demon

Secret High School Girl: After School Activity

Prohibition In Japan: Female Trafficking

Hole in the Pants 4: Strawberries That Aren't Mushy

Documentary: High School Girls' Prostitution Ring

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