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Endless Desire

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
Release Date: Tuesday, November 18 1958
66 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato was
24 in Endless Desire
as 'Satoru'.
Wed, Jan 10 1934 –
Sat, May 21 2011
Portrait of Misako WatanabeMisako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe was
26 in Endless Desire
as 'Shima'.
Sun, Oct 23 1932
Portrait of Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura was
35 in Endless Desire
as 'Pharmacist'.
Thu, Jan 25 1923 –
Tue, Apr 29 1997
Portrait of Sanae NakaharaSanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahara was
23 in Endless Desire
as 'Ryuko'.
Wed, Jul 31 1935 –
Tue, May 15 2012
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama was
43 in Endless Desire
as 'Ramen shop owner'.
Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō was
29 in Endless Desire
as 'Brutal yakuza'.
Fri, May 24 1929 –
Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Shoichi OzawaShoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa was
29 in Endless Desire
as 'A teacher'.
Sat, Apr 06 1929 –
Mon, Dec 10 2012
Portrait of Reiji AkitsuReiji Akitsu
Reiji Akitsu was
>> in Endless Desire
as 'Detective'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida was
41 in Endless Desire
Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Nobuo KawakamiNobuo Kawakami
Nobuo Kawakami was
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Portrait of Chieko MisakiChieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki was
37 in Endless Desire
as 'Kiyo'.
Sun, Feb 20 1921 –
Mon, Feb 13 2012
Portrait of Ichirō SugaiIchirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai was
51 in Endless Desire
as 'Kinzo Onoyu'.
Wed, Jul 24 1907 –
Sat, Aug 11 1973
Portrait of Kaku TakashinaKaku Takashina
Kaku Takashina was
39 in Endless Desire
Sat, Feb 22 1919 –
Fri, Mar 11 1994
Portrait of Shuntaro TamamuraShuntaro Tamamura
Shuntaro Tamamura was
32 in Endless Desire
Fri, Jan 01 1926
Portrait of Makiko TsunodaMakiko Tsunoda
Makiko Tsunoda was
>> in Endless Desire
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinichi YanagisawaShinichi Yanagisawa
Shinichi Yanagisawa was
25 in Endless Desire
Mon, Dec 19 1932 –
Thu, Mar 24 2022
Portrait of Shizuko KasagiShizuko Kasagi
Shizuko Kasagi was
44 in Endless Desire
as '(uncredited)'.
Tue, Aug 25 1914 –
Sat, Mar 30 1985
Portrait of Kayo MatsuoKayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo was
15 in Endless Desire
as '(uncredited)'.
Wed, Mar 17 1943
Portrait of Tomiko HattoriTomiko Hattori
Tomiko Hattori was
41 in Endless Desire
as '(uncredited)'.
Fri, Apr 06 1917 –
Sun, May 17 1981

Crew

Portrait of Shōhei ImamuraShōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura was
32 in Endless Desire
as 'Director, Screenplay'
Wed, Sep 15 1926 –
Tue, May 30 2006
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda was
41 in Endless Desire
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Kirio UrayamaKirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama was
27 in Endless Desire
as 'Assistant Director'
Sun, Dec 14 1930 –
Sun, Oct 20 1985
Portrait of Yasuo IwakiYasuo Iwaki
Yasuo Iwaki was
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as 'Lighting Director'
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Portrait of Hisashi YamanouchiHisashi Yamanouchi
Hisashi Yamanouchi was
33 in Endless Desire
as 'Screenplay'
Wed, Apr 29 1925 –
Tue, Sep 29 2015
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji
Mutsuo Tanji was
>> in Endless Desire
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi was
29 in Endless Desire
as 'Original Music Composer'
Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Akane ShiratoriAkane Shiratori
Akane Shiratori was
26 in Endless Desire
as 'Script Supervisor'
Mon, Jul 18 1932 –
Sat, Sep 14 2024
Portrait of Shinji FujiwaraShinji Fujiwara
Shinji Fujiwara was
37 in Endless Desire
as 'Novel'
Mon, Mar 07 1921 –
Thu, Dec 20 1984
Portrait of Kimihiko NakamuraKimihiko Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura was
>> in Endless Desire
as 'Art Direction'
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Portrait of Hironobu SakuraiHironobu Sakurai
Hironobu Sakurai was
>> in Endless Desire
as 'Production Manager'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kanō ŌtsukaKanō Ōtsuka
Kanō Ōtsuka was
43 in Endless Desire
as 'Production Design'
Sun, Jul 18 1915 –
Wed, Sep 26 1990
Portrait of Norio IwakuraNorio Iwakura
Norio Iwakura was
>> in Endless Desire
as 'Sound'
Unknown Birthday