The Pornographers
| The Pornographers | |
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VHS video cover of The Pornographers (1966)
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | Jiro Romado |
| Written by | Shohei Imamura Kōji Numata |
| Based on | Novel by Akiyuki Nosaka |
| Starring | Shōichi Ozawa Sumiko Sakamoto Masaomi Kondō Keiko Sagowa |
| Music by | Toshirō Mayuzumi Toshirō Kusunoki |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Edited by | Matsuo Tanji |
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Production
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Imamura Productions
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| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Release dates
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March 12, 1966 (Japan) August 1966 (U.S.) |
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Running time
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128 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 nyūmon (「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門), 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 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 of Japan.[1]
Cast
- Shōichi Ozawa as Subuyan Ogata
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Haru Matsuda
- Keiko Sagawa as Keiko Matsuda, Haru's Daughter
- Haruo Tanaka as Banteki
- Ganjirō Nakamura as Elderly Executive From Hakucho Company
- Masaomi Kondō as Kōichi Matsuda, Haru's Son
- Akira Nishimura as Detective Sanada
- Ichirō Sugai as Shinun Ogata, Subuyan's Father
- Shinichi Nakano as Kabō
- Chōchō Miyako as The Virgin House Madame
- Kazuo Kitamura as The Doctor
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Pornographers at IMDb
- The Pornographers at AllMovie
- Hoberman, J. The Pornographers Criterion Collection essay, 4 August 2003
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