Pigs and Battleships (1961) (Masters of Cinema) [DVD9]

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With this, his fifth film, Shôhei Imamura finally answered his true calling as Japanese cinema’s most dedicated and brilliant chronicler of society’s underbelly with the astonishing Pigs and Battleships [Buta to gunkan]. A riotous portrait of sub-Yakuza gangsters battling for control of the local pork business in a U.S. Navy-occupied coastal town (Yokosuka), Imamura conjures a chaotic world of petty thugs, young love, tough-headed women, and underworld hypochondria, with one of the most unforgettable climaxes ever to grace the screen. Featuring dynamic black-and-white ‘Scope cinematography, the director’s typically sly sense of social commentary, and a host of outstanding performances (including Jitsuko Yoshimura from Onibaba), Pigs and Battleships immediately became a cornerstone of the Japanese New Wave and remains perhaps Imamura’s most sheerly entertaining work. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in a Dual Format edition, alongside Imamura’s 1958 rarely-seen debut feature, Stolen Desire [Nusumareta yokujô].

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Disc Features:
• Stolen Desire [Nusumareta yokujô] (1958), Imamura’s debut feature for Nikkatsu in a new progressive transfer [93 minutes]

• Newly translated English subtitles for both films

• 36-page booklet featuring essays on both films by Tony Rayns and rare stills

Movies:
YEAR: 1961/1958
COUNTRY: Japan
DIRECTOR: Shôhei Imamura

DVD:
DVD RELEASE: 2011
STUDIO: Eureka! Masters of Cinema
CATALOG: 21
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 2.35:1
COLOUR: Black & White
AUDIO: Japanese Dolby Digital mono
SUBTITLES: English (soft)
RUNTIME (MOVIES): 108 / 93 min.

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