| The Pornographers | |
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 Video cover of The Pornographers | |
| Directed by | Shōhei Imamura |
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| Based on | Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nosaka |
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| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Edited by | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Music by | Toshirō Kusunoki |
Production company | Imamura Productions |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Pornographers (“エロ事師たち”より 人類学入門, "Erogotoshitachi" yori jinruigaku nyūmon, lit. An introduction to anthropology through pornographers) is a 1966 satiric Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It is based on the novel Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nosaka.[3][4]
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
- 1 2 "エロ事師たちより 人類学入門 (Erogotoshitachi yori Jinruigaku nyumon)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- 1 2 "エロ事師たちより 人類学入門 (Erogotoshitachi yori Jinruigaku nyumon)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- 1 2 Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786400324.
- ↑ "エロ事師たちとは (The Pornographers, novel)" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ Sklar, Robert (2002). Film: An International History of the Medium (2nd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-130340498.
External links
- The Pornographers at IMDb
- The Pornographers at AllMovie
- Hoberman, J. (4 August 2003). "The Pornographers". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 6 July 2021.