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17 mar 1971 · Original title: Watashi wa kai ni naritai. 1959. 1h 29m. IMDb RATING. 7.4 /10. 62. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama War. 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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- 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
Making a case for a 'war criminal' By Mark Schilling. Nov 21, 2008. Based on a novel by Tetsutaro Kato, the 1958 TV drama "Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai" ("I Want to Be a Seashell") became a...
Critics reviews. 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.
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.
Original title: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai. TV Movie. 1958. 1h 31m. IMDb RATING. 6.4 /10. 5. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama War. 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.
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.
