The Pornographers 4K 1966 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

The film depicts the harsh daily life of Mr. Ogata, a low-budget porn producer and, at times, a pimp. Ogata has plenty on his plate: finding equipment, casting performers, dodging the police, the yakuza, and public opinion—all while supporting a half-mad widow and her grown children, who are, to top it all off, quite selfish and greedy. Ogata lives by his own philosophy and sees nothing shameful in his work.

Review 4K Movie

Saw this film in a wonderful class on Japanese new wave cinema (thanks, Jyotsna). Along with Imamura's "Ballad of Narayama," some of the finest Japanese work I've seen. This film is brilliant in its portrayal of modern voyeurism and its psychological implications. Beyond that though, it stands out as a film preparing us for things to come in the cinema of the 90's. It took pt Anderson's "magnolia" to finally bring full circle some of the innovative qualities of this truly amazing film. Note the merging of the wonderful score and the main character's consciousness at the end of the film. Shocking, sad, and beautiful.