The Pornographers

The Pornographers (1966)

「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門

A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.

Date of release
1966-03-12
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (60)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Shōhei Imamura

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Erogotoshitachi

The Pornographers is a 1966 satirical Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It is based on the novel Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Production and reception

The film is a satirical black comedy, depicting the underbelly of the Japanese post-war economic miracle, in this case pornographers and small time gangsters in Osaka. It has been called Imamura's best-known film outside Japan.

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