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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 2H 19M

Director : Katsuo Fukuzawa

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai
Toyomatsu Shimizu
Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama
Fusae Shimizu
Yuki Shibamoto
Yuki Shibamoto
Toshiko
Masahiko Nishimura
Masahiko Nishimura
Nemoto
Magi
Magi
Shokichi Sakai
Tsubasa Katô
Tsubasa Katô
Kenichi
Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
Takeuchi
Ainosuke Kataoka
Ainosuke Kataoka
Captain Hidaka
Tatsuo Nadaka
Tatsuo Nadaka
Major Adachi
Isao Takeno
Isao Takeno
Sergeant Kimura
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
Private Tateishi
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Private Takita
Pinko Izumi
Pinko Izumi
Toshio's mother
Masatō Ibu
Masatō Ibu
Commander Onoe
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Miyake

Crews

Katsuo Fukuzawa
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Nobuhiro Azuma
Nobuhiro Azuma
Producer
Katsuaki Setoguchi
Katsuaki Setoguchi
Producer
Kosuke Matsushima
Kosuke Matsushima
Director of Photography
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Tetsutarō Katō
Tetsutarō Katō
Novel
Kazuko Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Mr.Children
Mr.Children
Theme Song Performance

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