
Kōji Wakamatsu
Known for: Directing
Born: April 1, 1936
Died: October 17, 2012
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…
Known for

Under the Skin
2002

Pink Ribbon
2004

Shinjuku Legend: Nagisa Yoko Shinjuku Koma Gewa-gewa Recital
2009
Empire of Passion: On the Set

シネマスコーレを解剖する。 コロナなんかぶっ飛ばせ
2022

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film
2003

Wind
1998

Shinjuku Maria
1975

Egg Delivery Man : Attack on Keishicho
1975
Birth Control Revolution
1967

Green Mind, Metal Bats
2006

Pure Asia
2011

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003

Wet Dice
1974

What's a Director?
2006

Blood of Lust Is Dripping
1965

Running in Madness, Dying in Love
1969

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

The Mystery of Rampo
1994

Prisoner/Terrorist
2007

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2016