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I Want to Be a Shellfish

Movie
10
Rating
(2 votes)
1h 53m
Runtime
1959
Released
3
Popularity

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Title

私は貝になりたい

Release Date

1959-04-12

Languages

Japanese

Directors

Shinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu HashimotoWriter

Cast

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Tomimatsu Shimizu

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Fusae Shimizu

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Toshiko

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Takeuchi

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

General Yano

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Komiya

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Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Saburô Ônishi

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Takeo Oikawa

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Ichirō Shimizu

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Kyoro Sakurai

Kazuo Katō

Kazuo Katō

Kamayuki Tsubono

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

George Furness

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