Kōji Wakamatsu
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
What's a Director?
2006
Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003
Birth Control Revolution
as Weekly magazine photographer
1967
シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022
Green Mind, Metal Bats
as Oji-san
2006
The Mystery of Rampo
as Cameo
1994
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
as Self
2011
In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
as Self - Interviewee
2003
Under the Skin
as Himself
2002
Pink Ribbon
as Self
2004
Wind
as Wind spirit
1998
Shinjuku Maria
as Cameo
1975
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007
Pure Asia
2011
Blood of Lust Is Dripping
as Man wearing sunglasses
1965
Wet Dice
as Customer
1974
Running in Madness, Dying in Love
as Sleigh driver
1969
Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
1975