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Nagisa Ōshima

Director · 58 credits · 25 in highly-rated films

Best known for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Best Nagisa Ōshima movies by genre

Directed movies (39 total, ranked by score)

  1. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    1983 · ★ 7.3 (541 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    1

  2. In the Realm of the Senses

    1976 · ★ 6.6 (749 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Empire of Passion

    1978 · ★ 6.9 (135 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Horror

    3

  4. Death by Hanging

    1968 · ★ 7.4 (111 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. Taboo

    1999 · ★ 6.6 (128 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    5

  6. Cruel Story of Youth

    1960 · ★ 6.6 (71 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Crime

    6

  7. Boy

    1969 · ★ 7.2 (55 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    7

  8. The Sun's Burial

    1960 · ★ 6.4 (28 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    8

  9. The Ceremony

    1971 · ★ 6.8 (42 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. The Catch

    1961 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)

    War, Drama

    10

  11. The Christian Revolt

    1962 · ★ 6.7 (8 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    11

  12. Night and Fog in Japan

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (29 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Tomorrow's Sun

    1959 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Action

    13

  14. Street of Love and Hope

    1959 · ★ 6.6 (18 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Sing a Song of Sex

    1967 · ★ 5.6 (26 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Three Resurrected Drunkards

    1968 · ★ 5.4 (17 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    16

  17. Pleasures of the Flesh

    1965 · ★ 5.8 (32 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Crime

    17

  18. Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

    1967 · ★ 5.7 (23 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    18

  19. Max My Love

    1986 · ★ 5.8 (38 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    19

  20. Violence at Noon

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (39 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

    1969

    Documentary

    21

  22. Dear Summer Sister

    1972 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

    1969 · ★ 4.8 (30 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    23

  24. Rahman: Father of Bengal

    1973

    Documentary

    24

  25. The Man Who Left His Will on Film

    1970 · ★ 5.8 (34 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    25

  26. Band of Ninja

    1967 · ★ 4.8 (10 votes)

    Animation, Drama, Action

    26

  27. A Life of Mao

    1976

    Documentary

    27

  28. Diary of Yunbogi

    1965 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. 100 Years of Japanese Cinema

    1995 · ★ 5.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    29

  30. A Rebel's Fortress

    1964

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.