Pleasures of The Flesh
– A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full..
A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence. Rather than wait for the man to retrieve his money, however, Atsushi decides to spend it all in one libidinous rush—fully expecting to be tracked down and killed.
Release Date:
01 Dec 1965
Language:
Japanese
Director:
Nagisa Ôshima
Writer:
Fûtarô Yamada (novel), Nagisa Ôshima (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Katsuo Nakamura, Mariko Kaga, Yumiko Nogawa, Masako Yagi
Plot:
After Atsushi commits murder, he is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase full of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.
Production:
Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo
Ratings: