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Pig-Chicken Suicide (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 91 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yoshihiko Matsui
- Starring
- Kazuhiro Sano, Toshihiko Hino, Masatomo Nakamura, Takahiro Hattori, Remi Nakamachi, Naomi Hagio
An intense, sensory‑overloading drama that blends graphic animal‑slaughter imagery, racial tension, and surreal symbolism. It follows two ethnic Koreans in Japan whose love is shattered by harsh discrimination. Through stark abattoir photographs and a butcher’s complex bond with his victims, Matsui explores the marginalised community’s struggles.
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