(TOKYO) — Nagisa Oshima, a Japanese director internationally acclaimed for his films “Empire of Passion” and “In the Realm of the Senses,” has died of pneumonia. He was 80. His office, Oshima Productions, said Oshima died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital near Tokyo after being in and out of hospital since he was struck by a stroke more than a decade ago.
Japanese Film Director Oshima Dies At 80
AP / Mari Yamaguchi, Time: Entertainment
Tue, 01/15/2013 - 8:43pm
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