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Mar 17, 1971 · With Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno, Daisuke Katô. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.
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- Drama, War
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- 1971-03-17
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Movie:I Want to Be a ShellfishRomaji:Watashi wa Kai ni NaritaiJapanese:私は貝になりたいDirector: Katsuo Fukuzawa1944, 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...
Based on novel (published in 1959) by Tetsutaro Kato, a soldier convicted of war crimes and receiving the death penalty.Other titles based on the same story:Additional Cast Members: 1. Koji Ishizaka- Yano 2. Ginnojo Yamazaki- Yamaguchi 3. Junkichi Orimoto- Matsuda 4. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi- Saburo Ohnishi 5. Kenichi Abe- aide-de-camp 6. Akio Kaneda 7. Kazuyuki Asano 8. Zen Kajihara 9. Ryutaro Yamasaki 10. Junpei Morita
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- Masahiro Nakai
- Katsuo Fukuzawa
- TOHO TBS
With Furankî Sakai, Mutsuko Sakura, Shin Saburi, Shinji Minami. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.
- (5)
- Drama, War
- Yoshihiko Okamoto
- 1958
Movie: I Want to Be a Shellfish. Romaji: Watashi wa kani ni naritai. Japanese: 私は貝になりたい. Director: Shinobu Hashimoto. Writer: Tetsutaro Kato (novel), Shinobu Hashimoto. Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto, Reiji Miwa. Cinematographer: Asakazu Nakai. Release Date: April 12, 1959. Runtime: 89 min.
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.
A mild-mannered barber with a loving family is sent to war and is ordered to kill an American prisoner. Soon after Japan’s defeat, he is arrested and put on trial for war crimes.
