Ōshima debuts with studio-backed youth realismJan 1, 1959Labels: Nagisa shima, ShochikuWikipediaNipponConn
Ōshima’s “Cruel Story of Youth” breaks throughJan 1, 1960Labels: Nagisa shima, Cruel StoryWikipediaWikipedia
Shinoda’s “Pale Flower” advances New Wave noirJan 1, 1964Labels: Masahiro Shinoda, Pale FlowerWikipediaCriterion
Teshigahara’s “Woman in the Dunes” reaches abroadFeb 15, 1964Labels: Hiroshi Teshigahara, Woman inWikipediaCriterion
Ichikawa’s “Tokyo Olympiad” sparks documentary debateMar 20, 1965Labels: Kon Ichikawa, Tokyo OlympiadJFDBWikipedia
Ōshima releases “Death by Hanging” via ATGMar 9, 1968Labels: Nagisa shima, Death byWikipediaCriterion
Yoshida’s “Eros + Massacre” links past and protestJan 1, 1969Labels: Yoshishige Yoshida, Eros MassacreWikipediaIFFR
Ōshima’s Shinjuku film captures counterculture driftFeb 15, 1969Labels: Nagisa shima, Diary ofWikipediaIMDb
Matsumoto’s “Funeral Parade of Roses” premieresSep 13, 1969Labels: Toshio Matsumoto, Funeral ParadeWikipediaWikipedia
Yoshida completes his political trilogy with “Coup d’État”Jul 7, 1973Labels: Yoshishige Yoshida, Coup dWikipediaIMDb
ATG’s Shinjuku cinema closes after “Pastoral”Jan 1, 1974Labels: Art Theatre, PastoralWikipediaWikipedia