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Kōji Wakamatsu

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1936-04-01

Deathday: 2012-10-17 (76 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 124

Movies 124

Director 87

Kōji Wakamatsu

Biography

Filmography

all 124

Movies 124

Director 87

Producer 21

self 4

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 (2016)

The Millennial Rapture (2012)

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)

Petrel Hotel Blue (2012)

Pure Asia (2011)

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema (2011)

Embryo (2010)

Caterpillar (2010)

United Red Army (2007)

Prisoner/Terrorist (2007)

What's a Director? (2006)

Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw (2004)

Pink Ribbon (2004)

Perfect Education 6 (2004)

Mugen jigoku: Kyôaku kin'yûdô (2003)

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film (2003)

Under the Skin (2002)

Prime Minister's Office Lady (2001)

Heaven and Hell (1999)

Wind (1998)

End of Our Own Real (1997)

Target (1996)

Endless Waltz (1995)

The Mystery of Rampo (1995)

Singapore Sling (1993)

Erotic Liaisons (1992)

Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)

New Sex Life-Style Bible 2 (1991)

Ready to Shoot (1990)

School Be-In Bully (1990)

Eternal Savannah: Roses' Tails (1990)

Hole in the Pants 4: Strawberries That Aren't Mushy (1990)

It's Easier Than Kissing (1989)

Impactual Performance (1986)

Scrap: A Love Story (1984)

Woman with the Red Hat (1984)

The Key (1983)

A Pool Without Water (1982)

Serial Rape in a Secret Room (1981)

Seishojo gomon (1980)

The Night of Martial Law (1980)

Gendai sei hanzai: Zenin satsugai (1979)

Prey (1979)

Gendai sei hanzai: Boko kankin (1979)

Zannin renzoku gokanma (1978)

Japanese Torture (1978)

Serial Rapist (1978)

Oppressive Torture (1978)

Women Prison: The Lynching (1978)

Delinquent Sukeban Gang Rape (1978)

Kill the Flower Bud! (1977)

Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 Years (1977)

Prohibition In Japan: Female Trafficking (1977)

Eros Eterna (1977)

In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Documentary: High School Girls' Prostitution Ring (1975)

100 Years of Torture: The History (1975)

Shinjuku Maria (1975)

A.K.A. Serial Killer (1975)

Wet Dice (1974)

Off-Season Flowering (1973)

Secret High School Girl: After School Activity (1973)

Backside of 17 (1972)

Sex Variation (1972)

Ecstasy of the Angels (1972)

Contemporary History of Rape in Japan (1972)

Sex Family (1971)

Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War (1971)

The Woman Who Wanted to Die (1971)

Love Technique 2 (1971)

シネマスコーレを解剖する。　コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ (2022)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-04-01

Deathday
2012-10-17 (76 years old)

Birth Name
伊藤孝

Birth Place
Wakuya, Japan

Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan

Also Known As
Koji Wakamatsu, Kôji Wakamatsu, 大杉虎, Tora Ôsugi, Кодзи Вакамацу, 若松孝二

Awards
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director