
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.



Hideki Takahashi

Masako Izumi

Yukiko Todoroki

Shōbun Inoue

Toshio Sugiyama

Kaku Takashina
Noriko Matsumoto

Kōichi Uenoyama

Hiroshi Kondō

Shosei Muto
The Dragon Crest is a crime, drama film released in 1963 exploring themes of yakuza, yakuza code, yakuza eiga, symbol of a man series. Directed by Akinori Matsuo, it stars Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Yukiko Todoroki. A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.
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