Story of movie The Pornographers : The Pornographers is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Shohei Imamura and based on a novel (Erogotoshitachi) by Akiyuki Nosaka. Its original Japanese title is "Erogotoshitachi" yori Jinruigaku ny?mon (?????????? ?????), which means 'An introduction to anthropology through the pornographers'. It tells the story of porn film-maker Mr. Subuyan Ogata, whose business is under threat from thieves, the government, and his own family.
| The Pornographers | |
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VHS video cover of The Pornographers (1966) | |
| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | Jiro Romado |
| Written by | Shohei Imamura K?ji Numata |
| Based on | Novel by Akiyuki Nosaka |
| Starring | Sh?ichi Ozawa Sumiko Sakamoto Masaomi Kond? Keiko Sagowa |
| Music by | Toshir? Kusunoki |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Edited by | Matsuo Tanji |
Production company | Imamura Productions |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date | March 1966 |
Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film is a dark comic satire, 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.
Screenplay
- Sh?ichi Ozawa as Subuyan Ogata
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Haru Matsuda
- Keiko Sagawa as Keiko Matsuda, Haru's Daughter
- Haruo Tanaka as Banteki
- Ganjir? Nakamura as Elderly Executive From Hakucho Company
- Masaomi Kond? as K?ichi Matsuda, Haru's Son
- Akira Nishimura as Detective Sanada
- Ichir? Sugai as Shinun Ogata, Subuyan's Father
- Shinichi Nakano as Kab?
- Ch?ch? Miyako as The Virgin House Madame
- Kazuo Kitamura as The Doctor
The Pornographers was released in Japan on March 1966 where it was distributed by Nikkatsu. It was released in the United States by Toho International with English-subtitles in August 1966.
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