The Pornographers (1966)

1966 · Feature film · 127 min · dir. Shohei Imamura

• Drama
• comedy drama

Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director

Shohei Imamura

Writer

Akiyuki Nosaka

Composer

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Cinematography

Shinsaku Himeda

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation, Imamura Productions

Released

1966-03-12

Original title

「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門

Awards

3 wins

Running time

127 minutes

Cast & crew

• Shohei Imamura Director
• Kō Nishimura
• Masaomi Kondō
• SSumiko Sakamoto
• Haruo Tanaka
• Ichirō Sugai
• Shoichi Ozawa
• Nakamura Ganjirō II

Reviews on the Internet Archive

More like this

• The Insect Woman (1963)
• Intentions of Murder (1964)
• Pigs and Battleships (1962)
• Fighting Elegy (1966)
• The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
• Women of the Night (1948)
• Intimidation (1960)
• Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
• The Lower Depths (1957)
• Living Skeleton (1968)