Blu-ray & 4K UHD release: 'The Pornographers'

Radiance Films will release the 1966 Japanese pinku comedy-drama ‘The Pornographers’ (エロ事師たちより人類学入門) on UK Blu-ray on June 22, 2026.

Adapted from a novel by Akiyuki Nosaka and directed by Shohei Imamura, the film follows a small-time pornographer in postwar Japan whose business and personal life begin to spiral as he becomes consumed by it. The cast includes Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Masaomi Kondo, and Keiko Sagawa.

Synopsis: 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 trouble begins when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.

Features:

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
Newly improved English subtitles
Interview with Masaomi Kondo (2026)
Interview with Inuhiko Yomota on Akiyuki Nosaka (2026)
Interview with Tony Rayns (2026)
Cinéma de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, The Freethinker (1995, 63 mins)
Trailer
Reversible sleeve with original and new artwork by Time Tomorrow [Limited edition]
Booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp [Limited edition]
Full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip [Limited edition]