Rent Wolves, Pigs and Men (1964)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
A standout yakuza film directed by a master of the genre in Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honour and Humanity), 'Wolves, Pigs and Men' is an uncompromising treatise on brutality and brotherhood starring Rentarô Mikuni (Harakiri), Kin'ya Kitaôji (Battles Without Honour and Humanity: Final Episode) and the inimitable Ken Takakura (Abashiri Prison). Kuroki (Mikuni), Jirô (Takakura) and Sabu (Kitaôji) are three brothers born into poverty. Kuroki, the eldest, finds an escape from his squalid beginnings by turning to organised crime - and soon both Jirô and Sabu have followed him into the yakuza lifestyle. But none of the brothers see eye to eye, each of them showing more loyalty to their criminal comrades than to their siblings. Following a stint in prison, Jirô convinces Sabu to help him pull off a potentially lucrative heist, leading to a series of betrayals and horrifically violent acts that will test the bonds of blood to their breaking point. Blending the staple themes of the Japanese gangster film with narrative and aesthetic qualities borrowed from the French New Wave and American film noir, 'Wolves, Pigs and Men' stands as one of the finest yakuza movies of the 1960s. - Actors:
- Ken Takakura, Rentarô Mikuni, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Shinjirô Ehara, Renji Ishibashi, Hideo Murota, Sanae Nakahara, Jirô Okazaki, Hiroko Shima, Shunji Kasuga, Shôken Sawa, Seiichi Shisui, Seiji Echizenya, Masa Suganuma, Akira Katayama, Tadashi Naitô, Shirô Ôki, Pierre Segawa, Sakae Shima, Gôzô Sôma
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Writers:
- Kinji Fukasaku, Jun'ya Satô
- Aka:
- Ôkami to buta to ningen
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
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- Release Date:
- 19/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary track by Jasper Sharp
- Interview with screenwriter Jun'ya Satô
- Interview with producer Tatsu Yoshida
- Interview with Kinji Fukasaku's biographer, Sadao Yamane
- Trailer
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