Cast
Frankie Sakai
Shimizu Toyomatsu
Mutsuko Sakura
Shimizu Fusae
Toshie Takada
Toshiko
Shin Saburi
Lieutenant-General Yano
Yoshio Ōmori
Staff Officer
Yasumi Hara
Kōji Nanbara
Koji Kiyomura
Kazuo Kumakura
Hōsei Komatsu
Taketoshi Naitō
Seijirô Onda
Shinjirō Asano
Junji Masuda
Takeshi Sakamoto
Hisao Toake
Gorō Tarumi
Akitake Kōno
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Frequently asked questions
- What is I Want to Be a Shellfish about?
- Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. 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 "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."
- Who directed I Want to Be a Shellfish?
- I Want to Be a Shellfish was directed by Yoshihiko Okamoto.
- Who stars in I Want to Be a Shellfish?
- I Want to Be a Shellfish stars Frankie Sakai, Mutsuko Sakura, Toshie Takada, Shin Saburi.
- When was I Want to Be a Shellfish released?
- I Want to Be a Shellfish is a 1958 film.
- Where can I watch I Want to Be a Shellfish?
- You can watch I Want to Be a Shellfish with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.