Pigs and Battleships

You hustle scams near the U.S. naval base at Yokosuka with your girl. But rival gangs fight over the spoils. Imamura's early, frenetic style leaves one both exhausted and exhilarated.

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Shōhei Imamura directed Pigs and Battleships in 1961. See Shōhei Imamura's full filmography, where to start with Shōhei Imamura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shōhei Imamura.

Pigs and Battleships was released in 1961 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.