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Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 113 mins.
Release date - 12-04-1959
Release year - 1959
Genres -
Overall ratings and scores for I Want to Be a Shellfish:
Happiness Score - 0/10, World Popularity Score - 0.627/100, IMDB Score - 7.4, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.4/10, .
I Want to Be a Shellfish movie has Total Global Votes - 0, Total IMD Votes - 56
I Want to Be a Shellfish Movie Introduction: Movie I Want to Be a Shellfish, release year 1959 is written by Tetsutarô Katô, Shinobu Hashimoto and directed by Shinobu Hashimoto. The leading star-cast in this movie are Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno along with the other stars and crew members.
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Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank
Movie in-short: 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, Toyom...
Movie story-line: 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.
Movie synopsis: 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."
Highlights - I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Toho
Produced in - Japan
Available languages - Japanese (日本語),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - 1 nomination
Certificate(s) -
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Lead Actors - Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno
Writer(s) - Tetsutarô Katô, Shinobu Hashimoto
Director(s) - Shinobu Hashimoto
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What is the release date of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)?
Release date of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is 12-04-1959.
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Total runtime of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) in minutes is 89 min.
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Worldwide pupularity of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) movie is 0.627%.
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Production company of film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is/are Toho, .
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Film production country for the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is Japan, .
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Film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is produced in Japanese (日本語), language(s).
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Movie I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is categorized under Drama, War genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)?
Lead actors of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) are Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno.
Who is the writer of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)?
The writer(s) of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is/are Tetsutarô Katô, Shinobu Hashimoto.
Who is the director of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)?
The director(s) of the film I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) is/are Shinobu Hashimoto.
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Movie I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) has 1 nomination awards and nomination in it's profile.
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Short plot of movie I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959): 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, Toyom....
What is the full story of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) movie?
Full plot of movie I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959): 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.".
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List of full Starcast and crew members of I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Full Starcast:
Name: Frankie Sakai
Character: Tomimatsu Shimizu
Name: Michiyo Aratama
Character: Fusae Shimizu
Name: Kumi Mizuno
Character: Toshiko
Name: Daisuke Katō
Character: Takeuchi
Name: Susumu Fujita
Character: General Yano
Name: Chishū Ryū
Character: Komiya
Name: Tadao Nakamaru
Character: Saburô Ônishi
Name: Kôji Nanbara
Character: 
Name: Takeo Oikawa
Character: 
Name: Kamatari Fujiwara
Character: 
Name: Yoshio Inaba
Character: 
Name: Asao Koike
Character: 
Name: Akihiko Hirata
Character: 
Name: Yû Fujiki
Character: Name: Ichirô Shimizu
Character: 
Name: Masao Oda
Character: 
Name: Jun Tatara
Character: Name: Kyoro Sakurai
Character: 
Name: Kazuo Katô
Character: Name: Kamayuki Tsubono
Character: Name: Keiji Sakakida
Character: 
Name: Ikio Sawamura
Character: 
Name: Sachio Sakai
Character: Name: George Furness
Character:
Crew Members:
Name: Shinobu Hashimoto
Department: Directing
Job/Role: DirectorName: Shinobu Hashimoto
Department: Writing
Job/Role: WriterName: Sanezumi Fujimoto
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Masaru Satō
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music
Name: Yoshirô Muraki
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production Design
Name: Asakazu Nakai
Department: Crew
Job/Role: CinematographyName: Reiji Miwa
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Tetsutarō Katō
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Novel
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