Nagisa Oshima's best films, ranked
The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: Dear Summer Sister (1972) · Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968) · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983). (Updated Feb 23, 2024.)
From the Shochiku New Wave to Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: Oshima's key films, ordered from the ranking.net popular vote, ciatr and Cinema Rank.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 14
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1
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
A road movie set in Okinawa.
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2
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
An absurdist comedy starring The Folk Crusaders.
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3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kitano.
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4
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
A Franco-Japanese film on the Sada Abe case.
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5
Taboo (1999)
Desire within the Shinsengumi; his last film.
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6
Boy (1969)
A family of accident fakers seen through a boy's eyes.
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7
Empire of Passion (1978)
Best director at Cannes.
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8
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
The defining youth film of the Shochiku New Wave.
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9
Death by Hanging (1968)
A satire about a condemned man who survives his hanging.
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10
The Ceremony (1971)
Postwar Japan through one family's weddings and funerals; Kinema Junpo's number one.
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11
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
A debate drama on the Anpo protests, pulled after four days.
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12
Violence at Noon (1966)
A serial attacker and the women who know him.
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13
The Sun's Burial (1960)
Young hustlers in Osaka's Kamagasaki.
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14
Max, Mon Amour (1986)
Charlotte Rampling and a chimpanzee.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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