The Pornographers
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| The Pornographers | |
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 Theatrical poster to The Pornographers (1966) |
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | Jiro Romado |
| Written by | Original Novel: Akiyuki Nosaka Screenwriters: Shohei Imamura Koji Numata |
| Starring | Shoichi Ozawa Sumiko Sakamoto Masaomi Kondo Keiko Sagowa |
| Music by | Toshiro Mayuzumi Toshiro Kusunoki |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Editing by | Matsuo Tanji |
| Release date(s) |  March 12, 1966 August 1966 |
| Running time | 128 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Pornographers is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Shohei Imamura and based on a novel of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka. Its original Japanese title is Erogotoshitachi yori Jinruigaku nyumon (エロ事師たちより 人類学入門), which means 'An Introduction to Anthropology through The Pornographers'. It tells the story of porn filmmaker Mr. Ogata, whose business is under threat by thieves, the government, and his own family.
The film is a dark comic satire, depicting the underbelly of the Japanese post-war economic miracle, in this case pornographers and small-time gangsters in Osaka. It has been called Imamura's best-known film outside of Japan. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Sklar, Robert (2002). Film: An International History of the Medium, Second edition. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0-13-034049-9., p.365.
The Canadian based power pop band The New Pornographers derive their name from the film. Lead singer Carl Newman says he came up with the name after watching the film.
[edit] External links
- The Pornographers at the Internet Movie Database
- Criterion Collection essay by J. Hoberman
- エロ事師たちより 人類学入門 (Erogotoshitachi yori Jinruigaku nyumon) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
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