The Pornographers (1966)
Original title: 「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門
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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Shoichi OzawaYoshimoto 'Subu' Ogata
Sumiko SakamotoHaru Masuda
Masaomi KondoKoichiKeiko SagawaKeiko
Ganjirô Nakamura IElderly Client
Haruo TanakaBanteki
Ganjirō Nakamura IIElderly Executive
Chōchō MiyakoBrothel Madame
Kō NishimuraDetective Sanada
Ichirō SugaiShinun OgataShinichi NakanoKabo
Taiji TonoyamaKeywords
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What is The Pornographers about?
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.
How long is The Pornographers?
The Pornographers has a runtime of 128 minutes.
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