Kōji Wakamatsu
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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His 2010 film, Caterpillar, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Known For
19 titles
The Mystery of Rampo
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Prisoner/Terrorist
Wet Dice
What's a Director?
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Pink Ribbon
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Shinjuku Maria
Pure Asia
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Wind
Under the Skin
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
