Endless Desire

Synopsis

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.

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Written by

Shōhei Imamura

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

Released

18 November 1958

Genres

Drama, Comedy