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  • I Want to Be a Shellfish(1958)
  • TV Movie | 91 min | Drama, War
I Want to Be a Shellfish(1958)
TV Movie | 91 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 Anonymous See less
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Updated Dec 31, 1958

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1958 (Japan)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Furankî Sakai
Toyomatsu Shimizu Toyomatsu Shimizu See fewer
Mutsuko Sakura
Fusae Shimizu Fusae Shimizu See fewer
Shin Saburi
General Yano General Yano See fewer
Shinji Minami
Captain Hidaka Captain Hidaka See fewer
Seijirô Onda
Major Okami Major Okami See fewer
George Furness
Attorney for the protagonist Attorney for the protagonist See fewer
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