The Pornographers
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Plot
Subuyan Ogata is a pornographic filmmaker living in Osaka. His business is under threat from thieves, the government, and his own family.
Cast
- Shōichi Ozawa as Subuyan Ogata
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Haru Matsuda
- Keiko Sagawa as Keiko Matsuda, Haru's daughter
- Haruo Tanaka as Banteki
- Nakamura Ganjirō II 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
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Shinichi Nakano as Kabō
- Chōchō Miyako as Virgin House Madame
- Kazuo Kitamura as Doctor
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.[5]
Release
The Pornographers was released in Japan in March 1966 where it was distributed by Nikkatsu. It was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles in August 1966.[3]
References
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- 1966 films
- 1966 comedy-drama films
- 1966 black comedy films
- 1960s satirical films
- 1960s sex comedy-drama films
- Japanese comedy-drama films
- Japanese sex comedy films
- Japanese erotic drama films
- Films about pornography
- Films directed by Shohei Imamura
- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films set in Osaka
- 1960s Japanese films
- Films scored by Toshiro Mayuzumi
- Films based on works by Akiyuki Nosaka