A Lustful Man (Hong Kong Version)
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A staple of Japanese cinema from the 1950s to 1970s, acclaimed director Masumura Yasuzo was a pioneer of the New Wave, often challenging social taboos with his passionate, visceral, and subversive works. Unflinchingly delving into stories and characters from the fringe, the groundbreaking director delivered fluid social commentary, biting satire, and dark melodrama in a wide range of genres. With films like Blind Beast, A Lustful Man, and All Mixed Up, he gave potent social and artistic kicks to Japanese cinema, paving the way for new forms of narrative in Japanese cinema. Based on a Saikaku Ihara novel, Masumura's 1961 work A Lustful Man lives up to its title by chronicling the womanizing exploits of the lustful protagonist over a 54-year period. One of Japan's earliest sex comedies, the film is unabashedly forward in its content, making for a raucous and entertaining journey.
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke (Ichikawa Raizo) had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks – from young girls to married women to nuns. He considers making women happy, and v
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