Pigs and Battleships

Original title: Buta to gunkan

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Hiroyuki Nagato and Jitsuko Yoshimura in Pigs and Battleships (1961)

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

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7.5/10

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Trivia
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #472.

Quotes
Kinta: Unload the trucks! Let all the pigs out! Or I'll spray you all with bullets! Set them all free now!

Connections
Featured in Cinéma, de notre temps: Shohei Imamura, le libre penseur (1995)

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8/10

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There are some interesting faces in this flick. The head of gang Tetsuro Tanba, who thinks he is dying hits it big some years later as the Japanese male lead opposite Sean Connery in "You Only Live Twice" (1967). An old guy who defends the honor of the female lead ends up playing Admiral Nagumo in "Tora, Tora, Tora" (1970).

Beyond those interesting connections, this flick is fairly complex and has a bit of a fatalistic theme. Some the main characters have to break out of their environment to change their destiny. Only one is able to do that. There are a few comedic moments. It is worth the time to see the plot. :-)