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Kōji Wakamatsu

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for

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
2022
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2016 • Self (archive footage)
Pure Asia
Pure Asia
2011
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
2011 • Self
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
Prisoner/Terrorist
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007
What's a Director?
What's a Director?
2006
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Green Mind, Metal Bats
2006 • Oji-san

Full filmography

Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2002 • Himself
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Wind
Wind
1998 • Wind spirit
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Wet Dice
Wet Dice
1974 • Customer
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Birth Control Revolution
1967 • Weekly magazine photographer
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Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
1965 • Man wearing sunglasses
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Kōji Wakamatsu – Biography, Known For & Filmography