The Pornographers

Year: 1966

Runtime: 128 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Shôhei Imamura

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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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