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Fighting Elegy

Kenka erejî (1966)

Action, Comedy, Drama | Japan

Director: Seijun Suzuki

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Rating: 6.9/10

SYNOPSIS

During the 1930s, a teenager yearns for a Catholic girl, whose only desire is to reform his sinful tendencies. Hormones raging, the young man channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available: savage, crazed violence.

Actors

Writer: Mitsutoshi Ishigami, Kaneto Shindô

Producer: Kazu Ôtsuka

RUNTIME: 86 min

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