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Pleasures of the Flesh
JAPAN · 1965

Pleasures of the Flesh

Nagisa Oshima
spending money stolen cash corruption murder desire
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Synopsis

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

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