Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice

Overview

A decadent count in 1920′s Japan becomes obsessed with the life and works of the Marquis de Sade. He creates a theatre to show plays adapted from the notorious writer’s novels and recruits thieves, prostitutes and low lives to act out his fantasies on stage for the delectation of his rich, jaded friends. In search of new sensations the nobleman orders one of the actors, on pain of death, to make love to the nobleman’s wife while he watches. Unfortunately, this incursion of real life into his fantasy world will have dire consequences for the count and his divinely decadent coterie.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 27, 1988

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Yasumi Hara,Renji Ishibashi,Seiran Li,Kimiaki Makino,Kōji Shimizu,Kumiko Tachibana,Minori Terada,Miwako Yonezawa,Aoi Nakajima,Saeko Kizukiand 1 more

Director

Akio Jissoji

Writer

Marquis de Sade,Rio Kishida

Producer

Hidehiro Ito

Cinematography

Masao Nakabori

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0287308