
31 Oct 2008

School Days with a Pig
A school teacher suggests to his class that they ought to raise a pig together and eat it when it grows up.

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.

Kawada Noboru

Nakai Kiku

Kanai Hachiro

Mr. Kubo

Mr. Yasuhara



Mantani

Nobu






Hanamaki


Yanaka




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A school teacher suggests to his class that they ought to raise a pig together and eat it when it grows up.

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