
Kōji Wakamatsu
Known for: Directing
Born: 1936-04-01 – 2012-10-17 (aged 76)
From: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (21)
MOVIEシネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ2022
MOVIE★ 10.0The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka2016as Self (archive footage)
MOVIEPure Asia2011
MOVIE★ 9.0Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema2011as Self
MOVIEShinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital2009
MOVIE★ 5.0Prisoner/Terrorist2007
MOVIEWhat's a Director?2006
MOVIE★ 6.6Green Mind, Metal Bats2006as Oji-san
MOVIE★ 6.4Pink Ribbon2004as Self
MOVIEIncessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance2003
MOVIEIn the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film2003as Self - Interviewee
MOVIE★ 1.0Under the Skin2002as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.5Wind1998as Wind spirit
MOVIE★ 7.2The Mystery of Rampo1994as Cameo
MOVIE★ 4.0Shinjuku Maria1975as Cameo
MOVIEEgg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho1975
MOVIE★ 5.5Wet Dice1974as Customer
MOVIE★ 6.1Running in Madness, Dying in Love1969as Sleigh driver- MOVIE★ 3.7Birth Control Revolution1967as Weekly magazine photographer
MOVIE★ 4.3Blood of Lust Is Dripping1965as Man wearing sunglasses- MOVIEEmpire of Passion: On the Set—as Self (Production Consultant for "Empire of Passion")