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

Crew

Portrait of Shōhei ImamuraShōhei ImamuraShōhei Imamura was 32 in Endless Desire as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 15 1926 –
Tue, May 30 2006
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda was 41 in Endless Desire as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Kirio UrayamaKirio UrayamaKirio Urayama was 27 in Endless Desire as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 14 1930 –
Sun, Oct 20 1985
Portrait of Yasuo IwakiYasuo IwakiYasuo Iwaki was >> in Endless Desire as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hisashi YamanouchiHisashi YamanouchiHisashi Yamanouchi was 33 in Endless Desire as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 29 1925 –
Tue, Sep 29 2015
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji was >> in Endless Desire as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi was 29 in Endless Desire as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Akane ShiratoriAkane ShiratoriAkane Shiratori was 26 in Endless Desire as 'Script Supervisor'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 18 1932 –
Sat, Sep 14 2024
Portrait of Shinji FujiwaraShinji FujiwaraShinji Fujiwara was 37 in Endless Desire as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 07 1921 –
Thu, Dec 20 1984
Portrait of Norio IwakuraNorio IwakuraNorio Iwakura was >> in Endless Desire as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hironobu SakuraiHironobu SakuraiHironobu Sakurai was >> in Endless Desire as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kimihiko NakamuraKimihiko NakamuraKimihiko Nakamura was >> in Endless Desire as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Wed, Jul 07 2010
Portrait of Kanō ŌtsukaKanō ŌtsukaKanō Ōtsuka was 43 in Endless Desire as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1915 –
Wed, Sep 26 1990