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The Pornographers

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The Pornographers
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NR,2hrs 8min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1966
Director:
Shohei Imamura
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Masaomi Kondo  ...more
Synopsis: A small-time purveyor of blue movies has to defend his livelihood against thieves, authorities, and his widowed girlfriend and her family in Shohei Imamura's dark satire. The Pornographers concerns the exploits of the hapless Subu (Shoichi Ozawa), an impotent (in every sense of the word) middle-aged entrepreneur employing a small crew in the back room of a barbershop. When not staging stag films in garages and secluded fields, Subu lives with the unhinged Haru (Sumiko Sakamoto), her Oedipal, high-minded ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
Imagine Eyes Wide Shut as directed by a court jester and you'd come close to approximating the pleasures of The Pornographers, Shohei Imamura's impish, cynical treatise on the intersection between perversity and commerce. The film positively revels in its ability to treat taboo subjects -- the sex industry, incest, orgies -- with the same detached, laissez-faire attitude as its amoral protagonist Subu, ... Full Review
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