Nagisa Ōshima

 Oshima directed The Catch in 1961. The film was based on Kenzaburo Oe's novella that explored the bond between the inhabitants of a Japanese village and an African American soldier. While The Catch isn't considered to be his most significant film, it is notable for its exploration of the theme bigotry and racism. Oshima also made several documentaries, such as 1965's Diary Of Yunbogi. Oshima produced three films in the year 1968, that were based on an investigation of the life and experiences of children living on the streets in Seoul. Death by Hanging (1968) The first one focused on the execution of an innocent Korean man who was convicted of murder and sexual assault. The film was inspired by a real 1958 crime. To explore Japan's past of discrimination based on race against its Korean minority The film employs non-realistic "distancing" that is reminiscent of the style of Jean-Luc Godard and Bertold Brecht. The film also includes elements of satire, farce and a range of techniques for visuals that are associated with the cinematic newwave, in an intricately detailed story. It was ranked third in Kinema Jumpo's poll in 1968 and has garnered an enormous amount of attention from around the world. Death by Hanging was the first in the series of films that continued until 1976's In the Realm of the Senses. The films explored the main themes of Oshima's work such as the need to question the social system and dismantle previously accepted political theories.