Nagisa Oshima, noted Japanese film director. NYT. A/V Club.
Oddly enough, I’ve never seen an Oshima film. I have the Criterion In The Realm Of The Senses, but haven’t watched it yet. (It isn’t exactly what I consider movie night fodder.) A high school classmate of mine strongly recommended Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence to me when it was in theaters, but…well…haven’t gotten around to it. Not sure if that’d be movie night fodder, either.