Endless Desire (1958)
1h 41m
Running Time
November 18, 1958Release Date
Endless Desire (1958)
1h 41m
Running Time
November 18, 1958Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Endless Desire is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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

Shizuko Kasagi
(uncredited)

Kayo Matsuo
(uncredited)

Tomiko Hattori
(uncredited)

Shōhei Imamura
Director / Screenplay

Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer

Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography

Mutsuo Tanji
Editor

Kanō Ōtsuka
Production Design

Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction

Hironobu Sakurai
Production Manager

Kirio Urayama
Assistant Director

Norio Iwakura
Sound
Media.






Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1958
Original Name果しなき欲望
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
japanese noir
Wiki.
Endless Desire (果しなき欲望, Hateshinaki yokubō) is a 1958 Japanese black comedy and crime film by Shōhei Imamura.
In the film, war veterans of the Pacific War conspire to uncover a hidden morphine supply. The area of the hiding place is about to be demolished, and they have to hurry. The conspirators soon turn on each other, as they try to claim sole ownership over their loot.
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