

Kōji Wakamatsu
Directing•Born April 1, 1936•Died October 17, 2012 (age 76)•Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kōji Wakamatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Pink Ribbon
2004•Movie•
6.4

Prisoner/Terrorist
2007•Movie•
5.0

What's a Director?
2006•Movie

Running in Madness, Dying in Love
1969•Movie•
6.1

The Mystery of Rampo
1994•Movie•
7.2

Green Mind, Metal Bats
2006•Movie•
6.6

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
2011•Movie•
9.0

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2016•Movie•
10.0
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayApril 1, 1936
Day of DeathOctober 17, 2012
Place of BirthWakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Popularity1.9
