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. Shohei Imamura’s landmark satire of postwar affluence was adapted from the internationally renowned novel by Akiyuki Nosaka (Grave of the Fireflies) and brings to vivid life the seedy side of 1960s Japan.
4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
New 4K restoration from the original camera negative
4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature; world premiere on 4K UHD
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Interview with actor Masaomi Kondo (2026)
Interview with Inuhiko Yomota on Akiyuki Nosaka (2026)
Interview with critic Tony Rayns (2026)
Cinéma de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, The Freethinker – a French TV documentary on Imamura featuring the filmmaker himself discussing his key films (1995, 63 mins)
Trailer
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp
Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings