As Director
Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 Years
1977
2.0
Kōji Wakamatsu
Acting
Birth date
April 1, 1936
Birth place
Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Death date
October 17, 2012
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.
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Eros Eterna
1977
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100 Years of Torture: The History
1975
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1975
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Wet Dice
1974
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1972
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Sex Family
1971
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1971
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1971
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Secret Flower
1971
4.3
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The Hateful Beast
1970
2.0
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Sex Jack
1970
5.2
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Shinjuku Mad
1970
5.3
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Season of Terror
1969
5.3
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Violence Without a Cause
1969
5.5
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Naked Bullet
1969
5.8
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Running in Madness, Dying in Love
1969
6.4
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Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer
1969
4.4
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Violent Virgin
1969
5.8
As Director
New Underground History of Japanese Violence: Vengeance Demon
1969
5.0