Kōji Wakamatsu
Born: 1936-04-01
• 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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Filmography
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Pure Asia
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
Prisoner/Terrorist
What's a Director?
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Pink Ribbon
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Under the Skin
Wind
The Mystery of Rampo
Shinjuku Maria
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
Wet Dice
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
No Image
Birth Control Revolution
Blood of Lust Is Dripping