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...
Credits
I Want to Be a Shellfish Cast
| Name |
Character |
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YosiYosi Arakawa
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as Private Takita |
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Masatō Ibu
He was 59, now 75 years old
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as Commander Onoe |
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Isao Takeno
He was 44, now 61 years old
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as Sergeant Kimura |
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Mitsuru Hirata
He was 54, now 71 years old
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as Miyake |
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Naomasa Musaka
He was 54, now 70 years old
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as Private Tateishi |
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Tetsuya Takeda
He was 59, now 75 years old
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as Takeuchi |
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Masahiko Nishimura
He was 47, now 64 years old
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as Nemoto |
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Pinko Izumi
She was 61, now 77 years old
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as Toshio's mother |
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Yuki Shibamoto
She was 24, now 41 years old
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as Toshiko |
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Tatsuo Nadaka
He was 57, now 73 years old
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as Major Adachi |
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Yukie Nakama
She was 28, now 45 years old
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as Fusae Shimizu |
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Magy
He was 36, now 52 years old
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as Shokichi Sakai |
I Want to Be a Shellfish Crew
