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The pioneering Kôji Wakamatsu (born Ito Takashi) was a contemporary of Oshima Nagisa and equally controversial, yet not as famous. The man was born in Miyagi Prefecture in the north of Japan before dropping out of agricultural school, some say following a physical altercation, moving to Tokyo at age seventeen, joining the yakuza and landing in prison for a year as a consequence. While with the yakuza he would work for the mob collecting payments on film sets among other thuggery. Upon release and following odd jobs he became an assistant to a film director and eventually make his own pink film erotic feature called Sweet Trap in 1963. Twenty or so films, including several acclaimed ones for Nikkatsu Studio, later he created his own Wakamatsu production where he and crew would push back against norms by shooting softcore pink features, violent movies, left-wing resistance cuts and even internationally bent movies on topics like the oppression of the Palestinian nation and the Japanese underground. His efforts would take him to events like the Berlin Film Festival - occasionally to the annoyance of the official motion picture association of Japan - and have him work with other avant-garde directors like the aforementioned Oshima. He would also be blacklisted by foreign governments like the United States, which imposed a travel ban on him. Both he and the mainstream moved closer to one another eventually and before his death in a car accident where he was hit by a taxi in 2012 several of his films had garnered mainstream interest and miscellaneous Japanese and foreign awards. At the time of his death he was returning from a meeting regarding his latest project, which concerned Japan's nuclear industry lobby and the Tokyo-based TEPCO company. The topical subject matter followed on the heels of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.- Make-Up Department
Ravi Indulkar is known for Don (2006), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Mohabbatein (2000). He died on 17 October 2012 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Louanna Gardner was born on 12 January 1926 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Lights Out (1946), Producers' Showcase (1954) and Quest (1961). She was married to George Garwin. She died on 17 October 2012 in New York, New York, USA.
- Stanford R. Ovshinsky was born on 24 November 1922 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was married to Iris L. Miroy, Norma Rifkin and Rosa Young. He died on 17 October 2012 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.
- Fransined was born on 21 October 1914 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Manon of the Spring (1986), Jean de Florette (1986) and Savage Triangle (1951). He died on 17 October 2012 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
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Péter Bogáti was born on 15 December 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. Péter was a writer, known for A hiba nem az almában van (1981), Egy nyugalmas vasárnap (1966) and A tó titka (1978). Péter was married to Edit Varga. Péter died on 17 October 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.- Chet Hansen was born on 17 May 1917 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Marjorie High. He died on 17 October 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
Wolfgang Menge was born on 10 April 1924 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Smog (1973), Ende der Unschuld (1991) and Stahlnetz (1958). He was married to Marlies Menge. He died on 17 October 2012 in Berlin, Germany.- Producer
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Bruce Devan was born on 6 April 1954. He was a producer and production manager, known for Volcano (1997), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). He died on 17 October 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
Gordon Trigg was born on 22 July 1924. He was an actor. He died on 17 October 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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- Script and Continuity Department
Rudolf Thomas was born on 19 February 1923. He was a writer, known for Das Tintenteufelchen (1957), Spuk im Atelier (1957) and Ferienerlebnisse (1958). He died on 17 October 2012.- Olga Ádám was born on 25 May 1925 in Banatsko Arandelovo, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Sex-partijski neprijatelj br. 1 (1990), Bunja (1985) and Snohvatice (1983). She died on 17 October 2012 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
- László Komár was born on 28 November 1944 in Adásztevel, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Moziklip (1987), A nagy generáció (1986) and Szeszélyes évszakok (1981). He died on 17 October 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Valeriy Khromushkin was born on 12 January 1956 in Kaluga, Kaluzhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Lyubi menya, kak ya tebya (1986), Ippodrom (1980) and Intergirl (1989). He died on 17 October 2012 in Moscow, Russia.
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Jean-François Canape was born on 1 December 1945 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France. Jean-François is known for Little Nothings (1992) and It All Starts Today (1999). Jean-François died on 17 October 2012 in Paris, France.- Additional Crew
Otakar Bruna was born on 31 March 1928 in Vysoké Mýto, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Otakar is known for Divoké pivo (1995). Otakar died on 17 October 2012.