war crimes,snow,tokyo, japan

I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)

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1944, 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 lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...

Cast & Crew

Director
Katsuo Fukuzawa
  • Profile picture of Masahiro Nakai
    Toyomatsu Shimizu Masahiro Nakai
  • Profile picture of Yukie Nakama
    Fusae Shimizu Yukie Nakama
  • Profile picture of Yuki Shibamoto
    Toshiko Yuki Shibamoto
  • Profile picture of Masahiko Nishimura
    Nemoto Masahiko Nishimura
  • Profile picture of Magi
    Shokichi Sakai Magi
  • Profile picture of Tetsuya Takeda
    Takeuchi Tetsuya Takeda
  • Profile picture of Ainosuke Kataoka
    Captain Hidaka Ainosuke Kataoka
  • Profile picture of Tatsuo Nadaka
    Major Adachi Tatsuo Nadaka

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Keywords

  • war crimes
  • snow
  • tokyo, japan