MOVIE

Fighting Elegy

Name: Fighting Elegy
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action
Released: 1966-11-09
Cast: Hideki Takahashi, Yūsuke Kawazu, Takeshi Katō, Isao Tamagawa, Kayo Matsuo

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, … + more

Original Title

けんかえれじい

Release Date

1966-11-09

Year

1966

Duration

1h 26m

Status

Released

Score

6.90

Genres

Comedy Drama Action

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

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