The Pornographers
1966 · 128 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,616 VOTES · DIR. Shōhei Imamura
Overview
Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,509 lines
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00:00:21 THE NI KKATSU CORPORATION
00:05:07 All right. I'll be right down.
00:10:09 You got hurt. Are you okay?
00:14:36 She hopes the bean curd man doesn't forget to come.
00:18:31 But I don't have any on me. - You don't have any more?
00:22:58 It's our boss's party.
00:28:12 don't you?
00:32:46 I want to forget.
00:39:34 What is it?
00:43:48 You come in here...
00:48:15 It's not good for you.
00:53:53 He's paying for his crimes.
00:58:22 So what if I'm filthy?
01:05:21 I see.
01:09:46 I see. Ask him to hurry, all right?
01:15:15 Let us know where you'll be.
01:20:07 Besides, this running around makes me hungry.
01:25:28 But, Daddy, you'll give me money, all right?
01:30:42 That's good.
01:35:16 Koichi.
01:45:12 I'll help you.
01:52:44 Master, what's the matter?
01:56:16 Well, I'll be going now.
02:01:07 Tell me...