Japanese New Wave
| Japanese New Wave | |
|---|---|
| Years active | Late 1950s – 1970s |
| Location | Japan |
| Major figures | |
| Influences | Nouvelle Vague, Japanese Proletarian literature, Shinkankakuha, Ero guro nansensu, Seitō, Japanese New Left |
The Japanese New Wave (ヌーベルバーグ, Nūberu bāgu; Japanese transliteration of the French term "nouvelle vague") is a group of loosely-connected Japanese films and filmmakers between the late 1950s and part of the 1970s. The most prominent representatives include directors Nagisa Ōshima, Yoshishige Yoshida, Masahiro Shinoda and Shōhei Imamura.