Kōji Wakamatsu
Born: 1936-04-01
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.
Known For
Under the Skin
The Mystery of Rampo
Pink Ribbon
Wet Dice
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Shinjuku Maria
Prisoner/Terrorist
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
What's a Director?
Pure Asia
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Wind
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
