
Overview
Kōji Wakamatsu
Known For

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists...

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Documentary on one of the most famous branches of Japanese...

Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
Since she was a little girl, Nagisa Yoko had two...

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.
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.