Hogs and Warships

Hogs and Warships

2DCS/ES15
Director:Shóei IMAMURA
Cast:Hiroyuki NAGATO, Jitsuko YOSHIMURA, Youko MINAMIDA
Premiere:19. March 2019
Length:108 minutes
Genre:Drama

Director: Shóei IMAMURA  •  Cast: Hiroyuki NAGATO, Jitsuko YOSHIMURA, Youko MINAMIDA

In this year of the boar, we are featuring Pigs and Battleships, a lesser-known film by the legendary director Imamura Shohei (1926-2006). The winner of two Golden Palms of Cannes (Narayama bushikô, 1984; Unagi, 1998) was the featured artist of the 6th edition of Eigasai in 2013. Imamura made his fifth film in 1961 for Nikkatsu as the first of three social commentaries that set off the Japanese New Wave. The plot unravels at a US military base in Yokosuka, an international port south of Yokohama where Japan’s Yakuza mafia prospers. The focus is on Kinta, a prominent Yakuza member, and his relationship with bartender Haruka along with complex relations with other Yakuza members and US soldiers. The story ends in a tragedy, echoing the tragedy of 1960s Japan and the difficult Japan-American relations.

Length: 108 min

Year: 1961
Local premiere date: 19. March 2019

Country of origin:

  • Japan

Director: Shóei IMAMURA  •  Cast: Hiroyuki NAGATO, Jitsuko YOSHIMURA, Youko MINAMIDA

In this year of the boar, we are featuring Pigs and Battleships, a lesser-known film by the legendary director Imamura Shohei (1926-2006). The winner of two Golden Palms of Cannes (Narayama bushikô, 1984; Unagi, 1998) was the featured artist of the 6th edition of Eigasai in 2013. Imamura made his fifth film in 1961 for Nikkatsu as the first of three social commentaries that set off the Japanese New Wave. The plot unravels at a US military base in Yokosuka, an international port south of Yokohama where Japan’s Yakuza mafia prospers. The focus is on Kinta, a prominent Yakuza member, and his relationship with bartender Haruka along with complex relations with other Yakuza members and US soldiers. The story ends in a tragedy, echoing the tragedy of 1960s Japan and the difficult Japan-American relations.

Year: 1961
Local premiere date: 19. March 2019

Country of origin:

  • Japan