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58% Critic Match
Pleasures of the Flesh
5.8 / 10• 1965• 1h 31m•NR• Japanese
DramaComedyCrime
Storyline
After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.
Cast & Crew
Katsuo Nakamura
Atsushi Wakizaka
Lead
Mariko Kaga
Shoko
Masako Yagi
Shizuko
Yumiko Nogawa
Hitomi
TH
Toshiko Higuchi
Mari
HS
Hiroko Shimizu
Keiko
Shoichi Ozawa
Hayami
Kei Satō
Police inspector
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pleasures of the Flesh is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
