I Want to Be a Shellfish
私は貝になりたい
Synopsis
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...
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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Top Cast
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Masahiro Nakai
Toyomatsu Shimizu
Yukie Nakama
Fusae Shimizu
Yuki Shibamoto
Toshiko
Masahiko Nishimura
Nemoto
Magi
Shokichi Sakai
Tsubasa Katô
Kenichi
Tetsuya Takeda
Takeuchi
Ainosuke Kataoka
Captain Hidaka
Tatsuo Nadaka
Major Adachi
Isao Takeno
Sergeant Kimura
Naomasa Musaka
Private Tateishi
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Private Takita
Pinko Izumi
Toshio's mother
Masatô Ibu
Commander Onoe
Takaya Kamikawa
Mitsuru Hirata
Miyake
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsuo Fukuzawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- Original Score
- Joe Hisaishi
- Original Title
- 私は貝になりたい
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Production Studios
- TOHO, TBS
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Shinobu Hashimoto, Tetsutarō Katō
Joe Hisaishi
Kosuke Matsushima
Hirohide Abe
Nobuhiro Azuma, Katsuaki Setoguchi, Yoshitaka Omori, Kazuya Hamana
Department Leadership Roster
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Director
Nobuhiro Azuma
Producer
Katsuaki Setoguchi
Producer
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Production Design
Kosuke Matsushima
Director of Photography
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Yoshitaka Omori
Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
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What is I Want to Be a Shellfish about?
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...
Who directed I Want to Be a Shellfish?
I Want to Be a Shellfish was directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa.
Who stars in I Want to Be a Shellfish?
The principal cast of I Want to Be a Shellfish includes Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Magi.
When was I Want to Be a Shellfish released and how long is it?
I Want to Be a Shellfish was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 2h 19m.
Who composed the musical score for I Want to Be a Shellfish?
The original motion picture soundtrack for I Want to Be a Shellfish was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Is I Want to Be a Shellfish based on a book or true story?
I Want to Be a Shellfish is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Tetsutarō Katō".