The Pirates of Buban
1972, Japanese. Directed by Shōhei Imamura.
By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will come to meet those men in order to understand their position.
- Runtime
- 0h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1972
- Original title
- ブブアンの海賊
- Country
- Japan, Philippines
- Written by
- Shōhei Imamura
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The Pirates of Buban runs 46 minutes (0h 46m).
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The Pirates of Buban isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1972. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pirates of Buban?
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Who directed The Pirates of Buban?
The Pirates of Buban (1972) was directed by Shōhei Imamura and stars Shōhei Imamura, Kō Nishimura, Shoichi Ozawa.