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Japanese New Wave (Nuberu Bagu), 1959–1974

Japanese New Wave (Nuberu Bagu), 1959–1974

  1. Ōshima debuts with studio-backed youth realism

    Labels: Nagisa shima, Shochiku
  2. Ōshima’s “Cruel Story of Youth” breaks through

    Labels: Nagisa shima, Cruel Story
  3. “Night and Fog in Japan” is pulled

    Labels: Night and, Shochiku
  4. Art Theatre Guild (ATG) is established

    Labels: Art Theatre, ATG
  5. ATG opens its Shinjuku flagship cinema

    Labels: Art Theatre, ATG
  6. Imamura’s “The Insect Woman” draws acclaim

    Labels: Sh hei, The Insect
  7. Shinoda’s “Pale Flower” advances New Wave noir

    Labels: Masahiro Shinoda, Pale Flower
  8. Teshigahara’s “Woman in the Dunes” reaches abroad

    Labels: Hiroshi Teshigahara, Woman in
  9. Ichikawa’s “Tokyo Olympiad” sparks documentary debate

    Labels: Kon Ichikawa, Tokyo Olympiad
  10. ATG co-produces Imamura’s “A Man Vanishes”

    Labels: Art Theatre, Sh hei
  11. Ōshima releases “Death by Hanging” via ATG

    Labels: Nagisa shima, Death by
  12. Yoshida’s “Eros + Massacre” links past and protest

    Labels: Yoshishige Yoshida, Eros Massacre
  13. Ōshima’s Shinjuku film captures counterculture drift

    Labels: Nagisa shima, Diary of
  14. Matsumoto’s “Funeral Parade of Roses” premieres

    Labels: Toshio Matsumoto, Funeral Parade
  15. Yoshida completes his political trilogy with “Coup d’État”

    Labels: Yoshishige Yoshida, Coup d
  16. ATG’s Shinjuku cinema closes after “Pastoral”

    Labels: Art Theatre, Pastoral