Screenings: The Cruel Stories of Nagisa Oshima at BAMcinématek

Starting today, the films of Japanese avant garde filmmaker Nagisa Oshima are screening at BAMcinématek in a touring series organized by Cinematheque Ontario. A consummate transgressor widely regarded as one of Japan's most daring post-war filmmakers, Oshima's films push the boundaries of prevailiing political and sexual attitudes in his native country.

The Cruel Stories of Nagisa Oshima spans the artist's career to include such works as Boy (1969), the true story of an adult who struggles with the psychological scars born of a childhood spent pretending to be hit by cars, a fraudulent scheme conjured by parents in order to extort money from the drivers. Pleasures of the Flesh (1965), The Sun's Burial (1960), The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970), and Gohatto (2000), among others, will screen through April 14th.