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I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
89 min | Drama, War

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I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

89 min | 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. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "...See moreOn 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. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea." Written by Harpo99 See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Furankî Sakai Tomimatsu Shimizu Tomimatsu Shimizu See fewer	Sharaku (1995)
Michiyo Aratama Fusae Shimizu Fusae Shimizu See fewer	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Chishû Ryû Komiya Komiya See fewer	Tokyo Story (1953)
Susumu Fujita General Yano General Yano See fewer	The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Daisuke Katô Takeuchi Takeuchi See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Kamatari Fujiwara Lieutenant Adachi Lieutenant Adachi See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Shinji Nanbara Lieutenant Ogami Lieutenant Ogami See fewer	Roman keshô (1958)
Akihiko Hirata Staff Officer Staff Officer See fewer	Godzilla (1954)
Jun Tatara Nemoto Nemoto See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Kumi Mizuno Toshiko Toshiko See fewer	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Yû Fujiki Masashi Sakata Masashi Sakata See fewer	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Masao Oda Miyake Miyake See fewer	High and Low (1963)
Yoshio Inaba Sergeant Kimura Sergeant Kimura See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Tadao Nakamaru Saburô Ônishi Saburô Ônishi See fewer	The Sword of Doom (1966)
Kazuo Katô Tashiro Tashiro See fewer	Ran (1985)
Asao Koike Private Tateishi Private Tateishi See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
Ikio Sawamura Barbar Client Barbar Client See fewer	Yojimbo (1961)
Ichirô Shimizu Takuji Nishizawa Takuji Nishizawa See fewer	Late Spring (1949)
Tatsuya Gashûin Ken'ichi Shimizu (as Akio Sugano) Ken'ichi Shimizu (as Akio Sugano) See fewer	Spirited Away (2001)
Takeo Oikawa General Ogami General Ogami See fewer	Godzilla (1954)
Yutaka Sada Private Takita Private Takita See fewer	High and Low (1963)
Sachio Sakai Driver Driver See fewer	Godzilla (1954)
Keiji Sakakida Matsuda Matsuda See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Kyorô Sakurai Yamaguchi Yamaguchi See fewer	The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Kamayuki Tsubono Kawahara Kawahara See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Heinz Bodmer Injured airman (uncredited) Injured airman (uncredited) See fewer	Teisô no Arashi (1959)
Donn Draeger Airman / soldier (uncredited) Airman / soldier (uncredited) See fewer	The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
George Furness International Military Tribunal for the Far East member (uncredited) International Military Tribunal for the Far East member (uncredited) See fewer	The Mysterians (1957)