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JAPAN · 1961

Pigs and Battleships

Shohei Imamura
Japanese Golden Age yakuza underworld post-occupation Japan forbidden romance urban decay class struggle
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Synopsis

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.

Year1961
CountryJapan
DirectorShohei Imamura
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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