Pigs and Battleships (1961)
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.
Top billed cast
Hiroyuki NagatoKinta
Jitsuko YoshimuraHaruko
Masao MishimaHimori
Tetsuro TambaSlasher Tetsuji
Shirō ŌsakaHoshino
Takeshi KatōOhachi
Shoichi OzawaGunji
Yōko MinamidaKatsuyo
Hideo SatoKikuo
Eijirō TōnoKan'ichi
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