私は貝になりたい (2008)

I Want to Be a Shellfish

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...

私は貝になりたい

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Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai
as Toyomatsu Shimizu
Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama
as Fusae Shimizu
Yuki Shibamoto
Yuki Shibamoto
as Toshiko
Masahiko Nishimura
Masahiko Nishimura
as Nemoto
Magi
Magi
as Shokichi Sakai
Tsubasa Katô
Tsubasa Katô
as Kenichi
Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
as Takeuchi
Ainosuke Kataoka
Ainosuke Kataoka
as Captain Hidaka
Tatsuo Nadaka
Tatsuo Nadaka
as Major Adachi
Isao Takeno
Isao Takeno
as Sergeant Kimura
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
as Private Tateishi
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
as Private Takita
Pinko Izumi
Pinko Izumi
as Toshio's mother
Masatô Ibu
Masatô Ibu
as Commander Onoe
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa
as
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
as Miyake

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Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Nobuhiro Azuma
Nobuhiro Azuma
Producer
Katsuaki Setoguchi
Katsuaki Setoguchi
Producer
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Director
Mr.Children
Mr.Children
Theme Song Performance
Hirohide Abe
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Takeshi Shimizu
Takeshi Shimizu
Production Design
Katsuro Onoue
Katsuro Onoue
Special Effects Supervisor
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kazuko Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Kosuke Matsushima
Kosuke Matsushima
Director of Photography
Tetsutarō Katō
Tetsutarō Katō
Novel

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