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Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties (Eclipse #21, DVD) Midnite Movies After he ran afoul ofOften called the Godard of the East, Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was one of the most provocative film artists of the twentieth century, and his works challenged and shocked the cinematic world for decades. Following his rise to prominence at Shochiku, Oshima struck out to form his own production company, Sozo sha, in the early sixties. That move ushered in the prolific period of his career that gave birth to the five films collected here.