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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.
Director
Writers
Shōhei Imamura, Koji Numata
Producers
Shōhei Imamura, Kazuya Yamamoto, Jirô Tomoda
Music
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation, Imamura Productions
Original Title
「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →S
Shoichi Ozawa
Subuyan Ogata
S
Sumiko Sakamoto
Haru Matsuda
G
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Shiratori
C
Chōchō Miyako
Brothel Madame
H
Haruo Tanaka
Banteki
M
Masaomi Kondo
Koichi Matsuda
K
Kō Nishimura
Detective Sanada
I
Ichirō Sugai
Shun Ogata
A
Asao Uchida
Furukawa
K
Kazuo Kitamura
Doctor
T
Taiji Tonoyama
Father
J
Jun Hamamura
Company Manager
K
Kin Sugai
Teacher Oda
S
Sayoko Kinoshita
Take
K
Kayako Sono
Teruyo
S
Shōzō Fukuyama
Shaman
K
Keiko Nishioka
Small Factory Owner's Wife
A
Akiji Kobayashi
Man at the Party
S
Shuntaro Tamamura
Nishioka
H
Hyōe Enoki
Bathhouse Attendant
