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Jinruigaku nyumon = The pornographers / Janus Films ; Nikkatsu Corporation ; Drs. Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen present ; produced by Shohei Imamura and Tomoda Jiro ; directed by Shohei Imamura ; screenplay by Imamura and Koji Nozaka.

LIBRA DVD 003 400 disc + booklet
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006, director, producer, screenwriter.
Jiro, Tomoda, producer.
Kronhausen, Phyllis, 1929-2012, producer.
Kronhausen, Eberhard, 1915-2009, producer.
Ozawa, Shōichi, 1929-2012, actor.
Sakamoto, Sumiko, actor.
Nakamura, Ganjirō, 1902-1983, actor.
Mayuzumi, Toshirō, 1929-1997, composer.
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015.
Criterion Collection (Firm), distributor.
Janus Films, distributor.
Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, producer.
Series:
Criterion collection ; 207.
The criterion collection ; 207
Language:
English
Japanese
Subjects (All):
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015--Film adaptations.
Nosaka, Akiyuki.
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015.
Pornography--Drama.
Pornography.
Motion picture industry--Drama.
Motion picture industry.
Families--Drama.
Families.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
monochrome
Edition:
Widescreen.
Other Title:
Pornographers
Place of Publication:
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2003]
Language Note:
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
System Details:
DVD ; Dolby digital mono.
digital
optical
mono
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Summary:
A small time pornographic filmmaker in Osaka struggles to cope with the corrupt sexual mores in his family, the world outside, and in himself. He peddles his films to condescending executives and panders a little on the side, believing he provides a socially valuable service.
Participant:
Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Ganjiro Nakamura, Haruo Tanaka, Keiko Sakawa, Masaomi Kondo.
Credits:
Cinematography, Shinsaku Himeda ; music, Toshiro Mayuzumi.
Notes:
Based on the novel Erogotoshitachi by Akiyuki Nozaka.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.
ISBN:
0780026667
OCLC:
52806985
Publisher Number:
037429178027
POR090 Criterion Collection

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