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I Want to Be a Shellfish

Apr 12, 1959 · 1h 53m
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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.

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CAST

Frankie Sakai
Tomimatsu Shimizu
Michiyo Aratama
Fusae Shimizu
Kumi Mizuno
Toshiko
Daisuke Katō
Takeuchi
Susumu Fujita
General Yano
Chishū Ryū
Komiya
Tadao Nakamaru
Saburô Ônishi
Kōji Nanbara
Directed by Shinobu Hashimoto

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Production
TOHO
Country
JP
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