Endless Desire

Endless Desire (果しなき欲望, Hateshinaki yokubō) is a 1958 Japanese black comedy and crime film by Shōhei Imamura.

Endless Desire
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Written by
  • Shōhei Imamura
  • Hisashi Yamanouchi
  • Shinji Fujiwara (novel)
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byMutsuo Tanji
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Production
company
Nikkatsu
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • 18 November 1958 (1958-11-18) (Japan)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

In the film, war veterans of the Pacific War conspire to uncover a hidden morphine supply. The area of the hiding place is about to be demolished, and they have to hurry. The conspirators soon turn on each other, as they try to claim sole ownership over their loot.

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