

Kōji Wakamatsu
Directing
Born: April 1, 1936 · Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Died: October 17, 2012 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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

In the Realm of the Senses
1976

Go, Go Second Time Virgin
1969

Violated Angels
1967

The Embryo Hunts in Secret
1966

Caterpillar
2010

United Red Army
2007

Ecstasy of the Angels
1972

Violent Virgin
1969

Secrets Behind the Wall
1965

















































































































