The Pig's Retribution
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- Movie: The Pig's Retribution
- Romaji: Buta no mukui
- Japanese: 豚の報い
- Director: Yoichi Sai
- Writer: Wui Sin Chong, Yoichi Sai, Eiki Matayoshi (novel)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: July 10, 1999
- Runtime: 119 min
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
A college-aged man travels to his hometown on the island of Majajima in Okinawa to bury the remains of his father. He is accompanied by three female women who are prostitutes. During their trip, the three women become sick after eating bad pork. Meanwhile, the young man proceeds with his father's burial ...
Notes
- Based on the novel "Buta no mukui" by Eiki Matayoshi, published in 1996.
- The novel "Buta no mukui" was the winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize.
- "The Pig's Retribution" is director Yoichi Sai's second film set in Okinawa.
- "The Pig's Retribution" was the winner of the Don Quixote award at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival.
Cast
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa - Shokichi
- Michiko Ameku - Miyo
- Mayumi Ueda - Yoko
- Yoshie Hayasaka - Wakako
- Ittoku Kishibe
- Taeko Yoshida
