Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Born: April 1, 1936
Died: October 17, 2012
in Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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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シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
Title: シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
Released: July 2, 2022
Type: Movie
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Pure Asia
Title: Pure Asia
Released: January 28, 2011
Type: Movie
A young man is unable to save a young woman from being assaulted, despite her having helped him out of a difficult situation in the past. Wracked with regret, he decides to provide assistance to her younger twin sister who is plotting revenge against society.
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Prisoner/Terrorist
Title: Prisoner/Terrorist
Released: February 2, 2007
Type: Movie
During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions, leaving him captured. Exposed to maltreatment in prison, he slowly loses his grip on reality as he is forced to confront his ideological convictions.
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What's a Director?
Title: What's a Director?
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: Movie
Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association
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Green Mind, Metal Bats
Title: Green Mind, Metal Bats
Character: Oji-san
Released: August 26, 2006
Type: Movie
The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.
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Pink Ribbon
Title: Pink Ribbon
Character: Himself
Released: September 27, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary filmmaker Kenjiro Fujii takes a look at the history of a distinctly Japanese brand of softcore pornography in this extensive examination of the "pinku eiga" genre (ピンク映画 Pinku eiga or Pinkeiga). For more than 40 years, so-called "pink" films have served as both a key source of revenue for the Japanese film industry as well as a launching pad for the careers of such mainstream filmmakers as Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After providing a detailed history of the still-profitable and popular genre through interviews with a variety of behind-the-scenes players and clips from such classic pink films as Fish Bait Boobies, director Fujii shifts his focus to the production of an upcoming pink film to offer a glimpse into the creative and stylistic evolution of the genre.
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Mugen jigoku: Kyôaku kin'yûdô
Title: Mugen jigoku: Kyôaku kin'yûdô
Released: November 29, 2003
Type: Movie
Kiryu Mamoru, a subordinate boss of the Tomogashira Group, earns a living through the shady business of "yamikin" or underground lending. He preys on desperate customers who cannot get loans from legitimate lenders, charging exorbitant interest rates of 30% in 10 days or even 90% in some cases, in violation of the law. With the backing of his yakuza group, he employs extremely vicious and unethical methods...
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In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Title: In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Character: Interviewee
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.
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Under the Skin
Title: Under the Skin
Character: Himself
Released: June 14, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Maro among others.
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Wind
Title: Wind
Character: Wind spirit
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A girl living with her grandma in the countryside has a strange dream. When she goes to school the next day, she finds out everybody else had the same dream.
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The Mystery of Rampo
Title: The Mystery of Rampo
Released: May 27, 1995
Type: Movie
Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.
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Shinjuku Maria
Title: Shinjuku Maria
Character: Cameo
Released: March 21, 1975
Type: Movie
A story about a female reporter investigating sex workers in Shinjuku.
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Birth Control Revolution
Title: Birth Control Revolution
Character: Weekly magazine photographer
Released: February 21, 1967
Type: Movie
The insane gynecologist, Dr. Marukido Sadao (Marquis de Sade), theorizes that a woman is unable to become pregnant if she is writhing in intense pain during intercourse. He sets about testing this new method of birth control by torturing women during sex.