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title: "2 Obscenity Quotes By Nagisa Oshima"
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> [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. When one feels that everything that one had wanted to see has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/the-concept-of-obscenity-is-tested-when-one-dares-to-look-at/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/nagisa-oshima-54540_certain_the-concept-of-obscenity-is-tested-when_792448.jpg)

> [“The concept of “obscenity” is tested when we dare to look at something that we desire to see but have forbidden ourselves to look at. When we feel that everything has been revealed, “obscenity” disappears and there is a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/the-concept-of-obscenity-is-tested-when-we-dare-to-look-at-something/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/the-concept-of-obscenity-is-tested-when-one-dares-to-look-at/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/to-the-leaders-of-the-cinema-still-to-come-i-can-offer-only-a-few/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

> [“The concept of “obscenity” is tested when we dare to look at something that we desire to see but have forbidden ourselves to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/the-concept-of-obscenity-is-tested-when-we-dare-to-look-at-something/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

> [My hatred for Japanese cinema includes absolutely all of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/my-hatred-for-japanese-cinema-includes-absolutely-all-of-it/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

> [I do not like to be called a samurai, but I admit that I have an image of myself as a fighter. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/i-do-not-like-to-be-called-a-samurai-but-i-admit-that-i-have-an-image/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

> [Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nagisa-oshima/nothing-that-is-expressed-is-obscene-what-is-obscene-is-what-is-hidden/)

[Nagisa Oshima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nagisa-oshima/)

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