I do not like to be called a samurai, but I admit that I have an image of myself as a fighter. I would like to fight against all authorities and powe…

- Nagisa Oshima

The concept of 'obscenity' is tested when one dares to look at something that he has an unbearable desire to see but has forbidden himself to look at…

- Nagisa Oshima

To the leaders of the cinema still to come, I can offer only a few words drawn from my modest experience. You must ceaselessly formulate and sharpen …

- Nagisa Oshima

My hatred for Japanese cinema includes absolutely all of it.

- Nagisa Oshima

Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden.

- Nagisa Oshima