The Pornographers

1966 · directed by Shōhei Imamura

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes

A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.

The Pornographers (1966), directed by Shōhei Imamura, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Shoichi Ozawa
  • Sumiko Sakamoto
  • Ganjirō Nakamura II
  • Chōchō Miyako
  • Haruo Tanaka
  • Keiko Sagawa
  • Masaomi Kondo
  • Kō Nishimura
  • Ichirō Sugai
  • Shinichi Nakano

Crew

  • Shinsaku Himeda — Director of Photography
  • Mutsuo Tanji — Editor
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer
  • Koji Numata — Screenplay
  • Shōhei Imamura — Screenplay

More from Shōhei Imamura

  1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — 88/100 · hit
  2. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Black Rain (1989) — 81/100 · hit
  4. The Eel (1997) — 80/100 · hit
  5. The Insect Woman (1963) — 78/100
  6. Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — 75/100

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