Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961 · 108 min · JA · 7.1 (50 votes)
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · Starring Hiroyuki Nagato, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Masao Mishima, Tetsuro Tamba, Shirō Ōsaka, Takeshi Katō · Music Toshirō Mayuzumi
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In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

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A wild, anarchic ride through post-war Japan. Expect bizarre schemes, Yakuza antics, and a desperate, chaotic scramble for survival and love amidst the ruins. It's a dizzying, darkly funny, and utterly unique experience.

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