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The Pornographers

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7.3/10 • 43

1966-03-122h 8m

ComedyDramaRomance

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.

Directors
Shōhei Imamura
Editors
Mutsuo Tanji

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  1. Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    Yoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata

  2. Sumiko Sakamoto

    Sumiko Sakamoto

    Haru Masuda

  3. Keiko Sagawa

    Keiko Sagawa

    Keiko Matsuda

  4. Masaomi Kondo

    Masaomi Kondo

    Koichi Matsuda

  5. Haruo Tanaka

    Haruo Tanaka

    Banteki

  6. Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Elderly Executive

  7. Chōchō Miyako

    Chōchō Miyako

    Brothel Madame

  8. Kō Nishimura

    Kō Nishimura

    Detective Sanada

  9. Ichirō Sugai

    Ichirō Sugai

    Shinun Ogata

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
film in filmjapanese new wave