FILM DIRECTOR
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
Nagisa Oshima
Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚, Ōshima Nagisa, March 31, 1932 – January 15, 2013) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, actor, writer, documentary filmmaker and left-wing activist. One of the foremost directors within the Japanese New Wave, his films include In the Realm of the Senses (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nagisa Oshima has received more than 375,774 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 41 in 2019). Nagisa Oshima is the 174th most popular film director (down from 164th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Japan (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Film Director.
Nagisa Oshima is most famous for his controversial film "In the Realm of the Senses" which was banned in Japan.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
61.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Nagisa Oshima ranks 174 out of 2,041. Before him are Abel Gance, István Szabó, Max Ophüls, Guillermo del Toro, Roy Andersson, and Genndy Tartakovsky. After him are Jacques Rivette, Gordon Parks, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jerzy Skolimowski, Don Siegel, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
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1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 168
István Szabó
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 169
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 170
Guillermo del Toro
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 171
Roy Andersson
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 172
Genndy Tartakovsky
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 173
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 174
Jacques Rivette
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 175
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 176
Gillo Pontecorvo
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 177
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 178
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 179
Alejandro González Iñárritu
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Nagisa Oshima ranks 67. Before him are Piper Laurie, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, Robert Vaughn, Meir Kahane, and David Scott. After him are Gunter Sachs, Hiroaki Sato, Benigno Aquino Jr., Little Richard, Pier Angeli, and Sonny Liston. Among people deceased in 2013, Nagisa Oshima ranks 48. Before him are Jerome Karle, Jesús Franco, James Gandolfini, Lawrence Klein, John Cornforth, and James M. Buchanan. After him are Richard Matheson, Ed Lauter, Chinua Achebe, Viktor Kulikov, Manfred Rommel, and Ovadia Yosef.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsPiper Laurie
ACTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 61
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 62
Stephen Covey
WRITER
1932 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 63
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 64
Meir Kahane
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1990
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 65
David Scott
ASTRONAUT
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 66
Nagisa Oshima
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 67
Gunter Sachs
PHOTOGRAPHER
1932 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 68
Hiroaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 69
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 70
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 71
Pier Angeli
ACTOR
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 72
Sonny Liston
BOXER
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsJerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 42
Jesús Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 43
James Gandolfini
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 44
Lawrence Klein
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 45
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 46
James M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 47
Nagisa Oshima
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 48
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 49
Ed Lauter
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 50
Chinua Achebe
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 51
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 52
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 53
Ovadia Yosef
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 54
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Nagisa Oshima ranks 190 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Kōgen (-272), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), and Emperor Kōtoku (596). After him are Emperor Antoku (1178), Kitarō (1953), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), and Nogi Maresuke (1849).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Kōgen
POLITICIAN
272 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 184
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 185
Emperor Seimu
POLITICIAN
83 - 191
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 186
Shimazu Yoshihiro
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1619
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 187
Emperor Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1750
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 188
Emperor Kōtoku
POLITICIAN
596 - 654
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 189
Nagisa Oshima
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 190
Emperor Antoku
POLITICIAN
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 191
Kitarō
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 192
Ashikaga Takauji
POLITICIAN
1305 - 1358
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 193
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1709
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 194
Mitsuru Ushijima
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 195
Nogi Maresuke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1912
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 196
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Nagisa Oshima ranks 9. Before him are Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Isao Takahata (1935), Takeshi Kitano (1947), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Shohei Imamura (1926), and Masaki Kobayashi (1916). After him are Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Makoto Shinkai (1973), Mamoru Oshii (1951), and Satoshi Kon (1963).
Yasujirō Ozu
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 3
Isao Takahata
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 5
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 8
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 9
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 10
Hideaki Anno
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 11
Franklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 12
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 13
Mamoru Oshii
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 14
Satoshi Kon
1963 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 15