Rent The Pornographers (1966)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 8min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A former buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan (Shôichi Ozawa) lives with hairdresser Haru (Sumiko Sakamoto) 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. Shohei Imamura's landmark satire of postwar affluence was adapted from the internationally renowned novel by Akiyuki Nosaka (Grave of the Fireflies) and brings to vivid life the seedy side of 1960s Japan.
- Actors:
- Shôichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Keiko Sagawa, Masaomi Kondô, Haruo Tanaka, Ganjirô Nakamura, Chôchô Miyako, Kô Nishimura, Ichirô Sugai, Shinichi Nakano, Kazuo Kitamura, Asao Uchida, Taiji Tonoyama, Jun Hamamura, Kin Sugai, Sayoko Kinoshita, Kayako Sono, Shôzô Fukuyama, Tokushichi Ogura, Yasuko Nishioka
- Directors:
- Shôhei Imamura
- Producers:
- Shôhei Imamura, Jirô Tomoda, Kazuya Yamamoto
- Writers:
- Akiyuki Nosaka, Shôhei Imamura, Koji Numata
- Aka:
- The Amorists / Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/06/2026
- Run Time:
- 128 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with actor Masaomi Kondo (2026)
- Interview with Inuhiko Yomota on Akiyuki Nosaka (2026)
- Interview with critic Tony Rayns (2026)
- Cinéma de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, The Freethinker - a French TV documentary on Imamura featuring the filmmaker himself discussing his key films (1995, 63 mins)
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/06/2026
- Run Time:
- 128 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with actor Masaomi Kondo (2026)
- Interview with Inuhiko Yomota on Akiyuki Nosaka (2026)
- Interview with critic Tony Rayns (2026)
- Cinéma de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, The Freethinker - a French TV documentary on Imamura featuring the filmmaker himself discussing his key films (1995, 63 mins)
- Trailer
- World premiere on 4K UHD
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