Fighting Elegy
1966, Japanese. Directed by Seijun Suzuki.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Fighting Elegy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 9 November 1966
- Original title
- けんかえれじい
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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What Fighting Elegy is based on
Fighting Elegy is adapted from a memoir or autobiography.
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Fighting Elegy runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Fighting Elegy is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Fighting Elegy?
If you liked Fighting Elegy, try I Was Born, But..., Kamikaze Girls, Siberian Education.
Who directed Fighting Elegy?
Fighting Elegy (1966) was directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Hideki Takahashi, Yūsuke Kawazu, Takeshi Katō.
What is Fighting Elegy based on?
Fighting Elegy is adapted from a memoir or autobiography.