The Pornographers
(1966) | Released
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100%
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
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Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Mar 12, 1966
Rating: 1966-03-12
Run Time: 2h 08m
Original Language: Japanese
Website: -
Production Countries: Japan
Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation , Imamura Productions
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Novel |
Akiyuki Nosaka
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| Screenplay |
Shōhei Imamura
Koji Numata
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| Directing | Director |
Shōhei Imamura
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| Assistant Director |
Noboru Tanaka
Yoshihiro Yûki
Tadahiko Isomi
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| Production | Producer |
Kazuya Yamamoto
Jirô Tomoda
Shōhei Imamura
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| Production Assistant |
Kunio Takeshige
Shinji Soshizaki
Junji Wada
Shogo Usami
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| Production Manager |
Masanori Yamanoi
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Shinsaku Himeda
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| Camera Operator |
Shôhei Andô
Katsuharu Hayakawa
Renji Yamamoto
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Toshirō Mayuzumi
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| Sound Assistant |
Emasa Koyanagi
Minoru Nobuoka
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| Sound Recordist |
Kenichi Benitani
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| Music |
Toshiro Kusunoki
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| Lighting | Lighting Director |
Yasuo Iwaki
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| Lighting Technician |
Reijiro Sato
Tomiyasu Iida
Michiaki Oba
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| Art | Art Direction |
Ichirô Takada
Hiromi Shiozawa
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| Art Department Assistant |
Masami Shiozawa
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| Editing | Editor |
Mutsuo Tanji
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| Department | Role | Name |