Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships is a Japanese drama/art film. It was released in 1961. The film was directed by Shohei Imamura. The film focuses on a young gangster who makes the decision to work for a criminal organization that is causing a great deal of detriment to itself. The film closely examines the relationship between the United States military and Japanese society. Pigs and Battleships depicts how a mutually exploitative relationship exists between the military in the United States and the Japanese society at Yokosuka.