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The Pornographers

「エロ事師たち」より人類学入門

Topics:#based on novel or book #film in film #osaka, japan #japanese new wave #carp

Synopsis

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.

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Shoichi Ozawa

Subuyan Ogata

Sumiko Sakamoto

Haru Matsuda

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Shiratori

Chōchō Miyako

Brothel Madame

Haruo Tanaka

Banteki

Keiko Sagawa

Keiko Matsuda

Masaomi Kondo

Koichi Matsuda

Kō Nishimura

Detective Sanada

Ichirō Sugai

Shun Ogata

Shinichi Nakano

Kabo

Asao Uchida

Furukawa

Kazuo Kitamura

Doctor

Taiji Tonoyama

Father

Jun Hamamura

Company Manager

Kin Sugai

Teacher Oda

Sayoko Kinoshita

Take

Kayako Sono

Teruyo

Shōzō Fukuyama

Shaman

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Eiga-Sai Film Festival

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay & Story: Shōhei Imamura, Koji Numata
Original Score: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Title: 「エロ事師たち」より人類学入門
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 2h 8m
Production Studios: Nikkatsu Corporation, Imamura Productions

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay & Story

Shōhei Imamura, Koji Numata, Akiyuki Nosaka

Original Score & Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Director of Photography

Shinsaku Himeda

Film Editing

Mutsuo Tanji

Producers

Shōhei Imamura, Kazuya Yamamoto, Jirô Tomoda

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Akiyuki Nosaka

Department Leadership Roster

Shōhei Imamura

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Producer

Kazuya Yamamoto

Producer

Shinsaku Himeda

Director of Photography

Jirô Tomoda

Producer

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Original Music Composer

Mutsuo Tanji

Editor

Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay

Koji Numata

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The Complete Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells 'important classic and contemporary films' in editions that offer the highest technical quality. This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included. Organized by spine number with the newest releases first. CC标准收藏完整收录版：收录标准收藏（Criterion Collection）发行的重要经典及当代电影。仅包含正片（涵盖 DVD、蓝光及 4K 版本），已排除花絮补充内容。按 CC 发行编号倒序排列（最新发行在前）。 *注：榜单源数据中包含部分剧集/迷你剧，由于本片单只收录纯电影，故不再收录以下非电影条目：* • [#214] Mangrove (2020) • [#215] Lovers Rock (2020) • [#216] Red, White and Blue (2020) • [#217] Alex Wheatle (2020) • [#486] Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) • [#647] Dekalog (1989) • [#944] World on a Wire (1973) • [#1187] Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) • [#1338] Fanny and Alexander (1984) • [#1341] Tanner '88 (1988) • [#1371] Scenes from a Marriage (1973) *注：以下影片因 TMDB 尚未收录，暂不在此片单中展示：* • [#531] First (2012) • [#1699] Ulysse (1983) *(Updated via Automated ETL Pipeline: 2026-10-11 07:39:08 UTC+8)*

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