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The Pornographers (1966) [N/A]

Release Date:
March 12, 1966

Original Title:
「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門

Alternate Titles:
Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon
The Amorists
エロ事師たちより　人類学入門

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Imamura Productions
Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 128

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Art Department Assistant:
Masami Shiozawa

Art Direction:
Ichirô Takada
Hiromi Shiozawa

Assistant Director:
Noboru Tanaka
Yoshihiro Yûki
Tadahiko Isomi

Camera Operator:
Shôhei Andô
Katsuharu Hayakawa
Renji Yamamoto

Director:
Shōhei Imamura

Director of Photography:
Shinsaku Himeda

Editor:
Mutsuo Tanji

Lighting Director:
Yasuo Iwaki

Lighting Technician:
Michiaki Oba
Tomiyasu Iida
Reijiro Sato

Music:
Toshiro Kusunoki

Novel:
Akiyuki Nosaka

Original Music Composer:
Toshirō Mayuzumi

Producer:
Shōhei Imamura
Jirô Tomoda
Kazuya Yamamoto

Production Assistant:
Shinji Soshizaki
Kunio Takeshige
Junji Wada
Shogo Usami

Production Manager:
Masanori Yamanoi

Screenplay:
Koji Numata
Shōhei Imamura

Sound Assistant:
Emasa Koyanagi
Minoru Nobuoka

Sound Recordist:
Kenichi Benitani

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