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Pigs and Battleships

豚と軍艦

Directed by Shohei Imamura
1961•1h 48m•NR•★ 7.1
Comedy / Crime / Drama

Synopsis

In the sleazy, neon-drenched naval port of Yokosuka occupied by American GIs, a low-level yakuza punk is tasked by his syndicate with fattening up hundreds of black-market hogs on garbage behind the brothels, while his tough girlfriend refuses to become a prostitute and plans her escape, culminating in an anarchic stampede of squealing pigs through the bar district. Shohei Imamura's savage, anthropological satirical masterpiece.

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Cast & Crew

DirectorShōhei Imamura
WriterHisashi Yamanouchi
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
MusicToshirō Mayuzumi
Principal Cast
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki NagatoKinta
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko YoshimuraHaruko
Masao Mishima
Masao MishimaHimori
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro TambaSlasher Tetsuji
Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō ŌsakaHoshino
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi KatōOhachi
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi OzawaGunji
Yōko Minamida
Yōko MinamidaKatsuyo

Technical Specifications

Runtime1h 48m (108 mins)

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DirectorShohei Imamura
LanguagesJapanese, English
CountryJP
StudioNikkatsu
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