Personal Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 1, 1936 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthWakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Career Span1963 – 2012
Known Credits124 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1.9
Kōji Wakamatsu
Also known as:Koji WakamatsuKôji Wakamatsu大杉虎Tora Ôsugi+2 more
Total Works
124
121 movies • 2 shows
Avg Rating
6 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#2
TMDB star index
Biography
Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 , 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga ('pink films') as Ecstasy of the Angels (1972) and Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (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.
