Japan / Nov 18, 1958
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Reiji Akitsu | Detective |
| Shinsuke Ashida | |
| Nobuo Kawakami | |
| Chieko Misaki | Kiyo |
| Ichirō Sugai | Kinzo Onoyu |
| Kaku Takashina | |
| Shuntaro Tamamura | |
| Makiko Tsunoda | |
| Shinichi Yanagisawa | |
| Shizuko Kasagi | (uncredited) |
| Kayo Matsuo | (uncredited) |
| Tomiko Hattori | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 果しなき欲望 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Official site | nikkatsu.com |
| Release date | 18 novembre 1958 |
| Writer | Shinji Fujiwara, Shōhei Imamura, Hisashi Yamanouchi |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Assistant directors | Kirio Urayama, Shōhei Imamura, Akane Shiratori |
| Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki |
| Camera operators | Shinsaku Himeda |
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| Additional photography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Production design | Kano Otsuka, Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Art direction | Kimihiko Nakamura, Kano Otsuka |
| Set decoration | Kano Otsuka, Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Music | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Norio Iwakura |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Norio Iwakura |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Sep 29, 2010 / Ретроспектива фильмов Сёхэя Имамуры в Москве
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