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Pigs and Battleships
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Title: Pigs and Battleships

Release Date: 21 Jan 1961

Runtime: 1h 48m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (58 votes)

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
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