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Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Nagisa Ōshima
Writer : Nagisa Ōshima

Synopsis

A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence. Rather than wait for the man to retrieve his money, however, Atsushi decides to spend it all in one libidinous rush—fully expecting to be tracked down and killed.

Actors

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura
Atsushi Wakizaka
Mariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga
Shoko
Masako Yagi
Masako Yagi
Shizuko
Yumiko Nogawa
Yumiko Nogawa
Hitomi
Toshiko Higuchi
Toshiko Higuchi
Mari
Hiroko Shimizu
Hiroko Shimizu
Keiko
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Hayami
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Police inspector
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Sakurai
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Hanawa gang member
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Egi
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Mari's pimp
Tohru Emori
Tohru Emori

Crews

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Fûtarô Yamada
Fûtarô Yamada
Novel
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Masayuki Nakajima
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer
Jôji Yuasa
Jôji Yuasa
Original Music Composer
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Akira Takada
Akira Takada
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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