Pigs and Battleships

Jan 21, 1961

1h 48m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Pigs and Battleships Trailers

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Cast

Kinta

Hiroyuki Nagato

Haruko

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Himori

Masao Mishima

Slasher Tetsuji

Tetsuro Tamba

Hoshino

Shirō Ōsaka

Ohachi

Takeshi Katō

Gunji

Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuyo

Yōko Minamida

Kikuo

Hideo Sato

Kan'ichi

Eijirō Tōno

Sakiyama

Akira Yamanouchi

Hiromi

Sanae Nakahara

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