Endless Desire (果てしなき欲望)

  • 果てしなき欲望 (Endless Desire)

9/5/26 (Sat)

Imamura Shohei’s 1958 heist comedy was his third that year, the first (his debut feature) being the similarly titled Stolen Desire. These seem to have been studio assignments, so the fully formed Imamura style isn’t quite there. But the seeds are in place. This is supposedly based on an obscure Edward G Robinson film, though that’s not officially credited.

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