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Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Director·1936–2012·Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

16 horror credits

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.

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Director13 films

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Director

2004
Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell

Director

1999
Gendai sei hanzai: Zenin satsugai

Gendai sei hanzai: Zenin satsugai

Director

1979
Serial Rapist

Serial Rapist

Director

1978
Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 Years

Torture Chronicles Continues: 100 Years

Director

1977
Eros Eterna

Eros Eterna

Director

1977
100 Years of Torture: The History

100 Years of Torture: The History

Director

1975
Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer

Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer

Director

1969
Violent Virgin

Violent Virgin

Director

1969
Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Director

1969
Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist

Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist

Director

1967
Violated Angels

Violated Angels

Director

1967
The Embryo Hunts in Secret

The Embryo Hunts in Secret

Director

1966

Writer2 films

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Story

2004
Violated Angels

Violated Angels

Screenplay

1967

Producer11 films

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Producer

2004
Japanese Torture

Japanese Torture

Producer

1978
Eros Eterna

Eros Eterna

Producer

1977
Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer

Dark Story of a Sex Crime: Phantom Killer

Executive Producer

1969
Violent Virgin

Violent Virgin

Producer

1969
Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Executive Producer

1969
Sex Zone

Sex Zone

Producer

1968
Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist

Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist

Producer

1967
Violated Angels

Violated Angels

Producer

1967
Abortion

Abortion

Executive Producer

1966
The Embryo Hunts in Secret

The Embryo Hunts in Secret

Executive Producer

1966