· Japan · 1959 · 1h 53m

I Want to Be a Shellfish

私は貝になりたい

I Want to Be a Shellfish poster
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Cast
Frankie Sakai as Tomimatsu Shimizu Michiyo Aratama as Fusae Shimizu Kumi Mizuno as Toshiko Daisuke Katō as Takeuchi Susumu Fujita as General Yano Chishū Ryū as Komiya
Crew
Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Writer Tetsutarō Katō — Novel Sanezumi Fujimoto — Producer Reiji Miwa — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Shinobu Hashimoto Director Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Writer Tetsutarō Katō Novel Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer Reiji Miwa Producer Yoshirō Muraki Production Design
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