Kōji Wakamatsu

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1936-04-01 00:00:00
Birth Place:Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Known For:Directing
Death Date:2012-10-17 00:00:00
Popularity:1
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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.​

Filmography (40)

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Role: Self (archive footage)2016
The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo
Role: Cameo1994
Prisoner/Terrorist
Prisoner/Terrorist
actor2007
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Role: Self2011
What's a Director?
What's a Director?
actor2006
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Role: Man wearing sunglasses1965
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Role: Sleigh driver1969
Wet Dice
Wet Dice
Role: Customer1974
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
actor2003
Pure Asia
Pure Asia
actor2011
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Role: Oji-san2006
No Image
Birth Control Revolution
Role: Weekly magazine photographer1967
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
actor1975
Wind
Wind
Role: Wind spirit1998
Shinjuku Maria
Shinjuku Maria
Role: Cameo1975
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Role: Self - Interviewee2003
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
actor2022
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
Role: Himself2002
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
actor2009
Pink Ribbon
Pink Ribbon
Role: Self2004
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
story2004
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
director2004
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
producer2004
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
production manager1976
Lead Tombstone
Lead Tombstone
director1964
Perverse Relations
Perverse Relations
director1965
Sex Jack
Sex Jack
director1970
Sex Jack
Sex Jack
executive producer1970
Prey
Prey
director1979
Off-Season Flowering
Off-Season Flowering
producer1973
The Embryo Hunts in Secret
The Embryo Hunts in Secret
director1966
Ecstasy of the Angels
Ecstasy of the Angels
director1972
United Red Army
United Red Army
director2007
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
director2010
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
producer2010
Secrets Behind the Wall
Secrets Behind the Wall
director1965
Sei no fukkatsu
Sei no fukkatsu
producer1967
A Pool Without Water
A Pool Without Water
director1982
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
director1969
Violated Angels
Violated Angels
director1967