Nagisa Oshima is one of many under-represented filmmakers on U.S. DVD. Criterion throws us a little help by releasing In the Realm of the Senses and Empire of Passion, but where are the other masterworks by this giant of cinema? As Godard (or Truffaut perhaps) is to the French New Wave, so Nagisa Oshima is to the Japanese New Wave. I had the good fortune to see several of his films via other-region DVDs and Los Angeles-area screenings and sorely wish all his films were easier to see.
(These three pictures from Night and Fog in Japan (1960) should serve as a hint as to where distributors should start!!)
Note: Originally written 03/11/09 but delayed posting due to procrastination of plans to elaborate the entry!
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