
Kōji Wakamatsu
- Date of Birth: 1936-04-01
- Date of Death: 2012-10-17
- Place of Birth: Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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 Kō... 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.

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Documentary • 2011 January

The Mystery of Rampo
Drama, Thriller, Romance • 1995 May

Wind
Drama, Fantasy • 1998 January

Green Mind, Metal Bats
Comedy, Drama • 2006 August

Running in Madness, Dying in Love
Drama • 1969 July

Pink Ribbon
Documentary • 2004 September

Wet Dice
Drama • 1974 September

Prisoner/Terrorist
Drama • 2007 February

Birth Control Revolution
• 1967 February

Blood of Lust Is Dripping
Drama • 1965 January