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I Want to Be a Shellfish
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I Want to Be a Shellfish

2008-09-22 · 139 min · ★ 8.3

TV Movie · War · Drama

1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...

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Directors
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Production companies
TOHO, TBS
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masahiro NakaiMasahiro NakaiToyomatsu Shimizu
Yukie NakamaYukie NakamaFusae Shimizu
Yuki ShibamotoYuki ShibamotoToshiko
Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko NishimuraNemoto
MagiMagiShokichi Sakai
Tsubasa KatôKenichi
Tetsuya TakedaTetsuya TakedaTakeuchi
Ainosuke KataokaAinosuke KataokaCaptain Hidaka
Tatsuo NadakaTatsuo NadakaMajor Adachi
Isao TakenoIsao TakenoSergeant Kimura
Naomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaPrivate Tateishi
Yoshiyoshi ArakawaYoshiyoshi ArakawaPrivate Takita
Pinko IzumiPinko IzumiToshio's mother
Masatô IbuMasatô IbuCommander Onoe
Takaya KamikawaTakaya Kamikawa
Mitsuru HirataMitsuru HirataMiyake

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