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The Pornographers (1966) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1966 · 128 mins · Japanese
- Directed by
- Shôhei Imamura
- Starring
- Chôchô Miyako, Taiji Tonoyama, Ichirô Sugai, Haruo Tanaka, Hyôe Enoki, Kin Sugai
Subu makes pornographic films, viewing them as an outlet for a repressed society, and uses the profits to support his landlady Haru and her family. Haru sometimes shares his bed, though she believes her dead husband—reincarnated as a carp—disapproves. Imamura’s 1966 comedy treats voyeurism, incest and family dynamics with humor, sparking controversy yet feeling ahead of its time.
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