The Pornographers
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
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A darkly comedic and unsettling dive into societal repression and bizarre family dynamics. This film feels like a provocative, absurdist exploration of taboo subjects, wrapped in a quirky, arthouse package that challenges conventions.
quirkyprovocativedarkly comedicunsettlingabsurdiststeadyJapanese New Wavearthousesatiricalprovocative cinemasexualityrepressionfamily dynamicssocial commentary
based on novel or bookfilm in filmosaka, japanjapanese new wavecarp
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