
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.



Ryōji Hayama

Izumi Ashikawa

Nobuo Kaneko

Mari Shiraki

Jūkichi Uno

Shoichi Ozawa

Shinsuke Ashida

Kō Nishimura

Hiroshi Kondō
Wolves of the Night is a crime, drama film released in 1958 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Yōichi Ushihara, it stars Ryōji Hayama, Izumi Ashikawa, Nobuo Kaneko. A unique action drama in which a ruthless yakuza encounters a woman and realizes his true love as the conflict between the yakuza intensifies.
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