I Want to Be a Shellfish

2008, drama, war

139 minutes

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...

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Cast

Masahiro Nakai

Masahiro Nakai

Toyomatsu Shimizu

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Fusae Shimizu

Yuki Shibamoto

Toshiko

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Nemoto

Magî

Magî

Shokichi Sakai

Tsubasa Katô

Kenichi

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Takeuchi

Ainosuke Kataoka

Captain Hidaka

Tatsuo Nadaka

Tatsuo Nadaka

Major Adachi

Isao Takeno

Sergeant Kimura

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Private Tateishi

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Private Takita

Pinko Izumi

Pinko Izumi

Toshio's mother

Masatō Ibu

Masatō Ibu

Commander Onoe

Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Miyake

Crew

Camera

Kosuke Matsushima

Costume and make-up

Kazuko Kurosawa

Costume design

Directing

Katsuo Fukuzawa

Director

Production

Nobuhiro Azuma

Producer

Katsuaki Setoguchi

Producer

Sound

Mr.Children

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Original music composer

Writing

Tetsutarô Katô

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Writer

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