Endless Desire(1958)
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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Cast
Hiroyuki Nagato
Satoru
Misako Watanabe
Shima
Kō Nishimura
Pharmacist
Sanae Nakahara
Ryuko
Taiji Tonoyama
Ramen shop owner
Takeshi Katō
Brutal yakuza
Shoichi Ozawa
A teacher
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)
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Endless Desire was released in 1958.
How long is Endless Desire?+
Endless Desire runs for 101 minutes (1 hour and 41 minutes).
Who directed Endless Desire?+
Endless Desire was directed by Shōhei Imamura.
Who stars in Endless Desire?+
Endless Desire stars Hiroyuki Nagato, Misako Watanabe, Kō Nishimura, Sanae Nakahara and Taiji Tonoyama.
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