Wakamatsu, Kōji, 1936-2012
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Name (Latin)
Wakamatsu, Kōji, 1936-2012
Other forms of name
Itō, Takashi, 1936-2012
Date of birth
1936-04-01
Date of death
2012-10-17
Place of birth
Wakuya-machi, Japan
Place of death
Shinjuku-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
Field of activity
Erotic films
Occupation
Motion picture producers and directors
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Kinpeibei, 1969:credits (director, Koji Wakamatsu)
- Internet movie database, Sept. 19, 2002(Koji Wakamatsu, director, producer, actor, writer; b. Apr. 1, 1936, in Wakuya-machi, Tōda-gun, Miyagi, Japan; birth name, Takashi Ito)
- Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 18, 2012(Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二 = Wakamatsu Kōji); b. Apr. 1, 1936, Wakuya, Miyagi; d. Oct. 17, 2012, Shinjuku, Tokyo; Japanese film director of pinku eiga films)
- Japanese Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 18, 2012(若松孝二 = Wakamatsu Kōji; real name: 伊藤孝 = Itō Takashi)
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Wikipedia description:
Kōji Wakamatsu (若松孝二, Wakamatsu Kōji, 1 April 1936 – 17 October 2012) was a Japanese film director who directed such pink 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.
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