I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)
2008 · 2h 19m · TV Movie, War, Drama
Genres: TV Movie, War, Drama
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.
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
Writers: Tetsutarō Katō, Shinobu Hashimoto
Music by: Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography: Kosuke Matsushima
Editor: Hirohide Abe
Cast
Masahiro Nakai as Toyomatsu ShimizuYukie Nakama as Fusae ShimizuYuki Shibamoto as ToshikoMasahiko Nishimura as NemotoMagi as Shokichi SakaiTsubasa Katô as KenichiTetsuya Takeda as TakeuchiAinosuke Kataoka as Captain HidakaTatsuo Nadaka as Major AdachiIsao Takeno as Sergeant KimuraNaomasa Musaka as Private TateishiYoshiyoshi Arakawa as Private TakitaMore like this
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