The Pornographers
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
Known for
The Ballad of Narayama
The Insect Woman
Sumiko Sakamoto
Haru Matsuda
Known for
The Ballad of Narayama
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Shiratori
Known for
Floating Weeds
The Lower Depths
Chōchō Miyako
Brothel Madame
Known for
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Vengeance Is Mine
Haruo Tanaka
Banteki
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Keiko Sagawa
Keiko Matsuda
Also in
Girl Boss: Broken Justice
Masaomi Kondo
Koichi Matsuda
Known for
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
The Great Yokai War
Kō Nishimura
Detective Sanada
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Ichirō Sugai
Shun Ogata
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Shinichi Nakano
Kabo
Also in
The Forest Is Alive
Asao Uchida
Furukawa
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Irezumi
Kazuo Kitamura
Doctor
Known for
Black Rain
Vengeance Is Mine
Shōhei Imamura Director · Koji Numata Screenplay Akiyuki Nosaka Author
First release March 12, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Production Imamura Productions
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
Imamura Productions
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 12, 1966
Theatrical · Distributed by Nikkatsu
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 25, 2013 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Russia
October 2, 2010 · Theatrical · Ретроспектива фильмов Сёхэя Имамуры в Москве
Thailand
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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