The Pornographers (1966)
- Original title
- 「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門
- Directed by
- Shohei Imamura
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man in postwar Japan runs a small business producing and selling pornography. The film follows his messy personal life and his dealings with the people around him, all while showing the gritty reality of the underground sex trade.
satiricaldramaticdarkly comicobservationalunsettlinggroundedcynical
What happens
The Pornographers (“エロ事師たち”より 人類学入門, "Erogotoshitachi" yori jinruigaku nyūmon; lit. 'An introduction to anthropology through pornographers') is a 1966 satirical Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It is based on the novel Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nosaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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