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The Pornographers

7.3 / 10 7.3 1966 2h 8m

ComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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CAST

The people behind the story

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi OzawaSubuyan Ogata

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko SakamotoHaru Matsuda

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura IIShiratori

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō MiyakoBrothel Madame

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo TanakaBanteki

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Keiko SagawaKeiko Matsuda

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi KondoKoichi Matsuda

Kō Nishimura

Kō NishimuraDetective Sanada