Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 29, 1965

A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence. Rather than wait for the man to retrieve his money, however, Atsushi decides to spend it all in one libidinous rush—fully expecting to be tracked down and killed.

Pleasures of the Flesh

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 29, 1965

Pleasures of the Flesh
A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence. Rather than wait for the man to retrieve his money, however, Atsushi decides to spend it all in one libidinous rush—fully expecting to be tracked down and killed.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Sozosha
Original title 悦楽
Directors Nagisa Ōshima
Writers Fûtarô Yamada, Nagisa Ōshima

Cast

Katsuo Nakamura

as Atsushi Wakizaka

Mariko Kaga

as Shoko

Masako Yagi

as Shizuko

Yumiko Nogawa

as Hitomi

Toshiko Higuchi

as Mari

Hiroko Shimizu

as Keiko

Shoichi Ozawa

as Hayami

Kei Satō

as Police inspector

Rokkō Toura

as Sakurai

Fumio Watanabe

as Hanawa gang member

Akiji Kobayashi

as Mari's pimp