War ·Drama · Japan · 1961 · 1h 45m

The Catch

飼育

The Catch poster
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni as Kazumasa Takano Akiko Koyama as Hiroko Ishii Yōko Mihara as Sachiko Tsukada Hugh Hurd as Black Soldier Masako Nakamura as Hisako Teruko Kishi as Masu
Crew
Yoshitsugu Tonegawa — Director of Photography Miyuri Miyamori — Editor Riichirō Manabe — Original Music Composer Tsutomu Tamura — Screenplay Toshio Matsumoto — Screenplay Shōmei Tōmatsu — Screenplay
Synopsis

Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their 'catch'.

Mood & Themes
prisoner of warjapanese new wave
Key Collaborators
Nagisa Ōshima Director Yoshitsugu Tonegawa Director of Photography Miyuri Miyamori Editor Riichirō Manabe Original Music Composer Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay Toshio Matsumoto Screenplay Shōmei Tōmatsu Screenplay Toshirō Ishidō Screenplay Kenzaburô Oe Novel
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