From a style that has always stood at the forefront of its era, director Nagisa Oshima was hailed as "Oshima of the East, Godard of the West," exerting enormous influence on a host of world-renowned masters including Theo Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, and Takeshi Kitano, and becoming a media darling and intellectual icon of his time. Six masterpiece films from the 1960s to 1970s, created after his departure from Shochiku during his independent production period, are now finally released on Blu-ray in Japan for the first time. Includes an explanatory booklet. Luxurious box set specification. Included works: The Catch (1961, Black & White, 105 min, CinemaScope), Tales of the Ninja (1967, Black & White, 117 min, Standard), Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969, Black & White partially color, 95 min, Standard), Boy (1969, Color, 97 min, CinemaScope),Diary of Yunbogi (1965, Black & White, 24 min, Standard; included on the same disc as Boy), The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970, Black & White, 94 min, Standard)