Endless Desire (1958)
1h 41m · 18 Nov 1958
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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.
| Movie ID | 41890 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Director | Shōhei Imamura |
| Main cast | Hiroyuki Nagato, Misako Watanabe, Kō Nishimura, Sanae Nakahara, Taiji Tonoyama, Takeshi Katō, Shoichi Ozawa, Reiji Akitsu |
| Release date | 18 November 1958 |
| Release year | 1958 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Duration | 101 min (1h 41m) |
| Rating | 6.8 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Nikkatsu Corporation |
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Hisashi Yamanouchi
Top cast
Hiroyuki NagatoSatoru
Misako WatanabeShima
Kō NishimuraPharmacist
Sanae NakaharaRyuko
Taiji TonoyamaRamen shop owner
Takeshi KatōBrutal yakuza
Shoichi OzawaA teacher
Reiji AkitsuDetective
Shinsuke Ashida
Nobuo Kawakami
Chieko MisakiKiyo
Ichirō SugaiKinzo Onoyu
Kaku Takashina
Shuntaro Tamamura
Makiko Tsunoda
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shizuko Kasagi(uncredited)
Kayo Matsuo(uncredited)
Tomiko Hattori(uncredited)
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