I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959-Japan)

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• Movie: I Want to Be a Shellfish
• Romaji: Watashi wa kani ni naritai
• Japanese: 私は貝になりたい
• Director: Shinobu Hashimoto
• Writer: Tetsutaro Kato (novel), Shinobu Hashimoto
• Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto, Reiji Miwa
• Cinematographer: Asakazu Nakai
• Release Date: April 12, 1959
• Runtime: 89 min.
• Studio: Toho
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Notes

1. Based on the novel (published in 1959) by Tetsutaro Kato, a soldier convicted of war crimes and receiving the death penalty.
2. Other titles based on the same story:
   1. I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
   2. Shinjitsu no Shuki BC-kyu Senpan Kato Tetsutaro: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai (NTV / 2007)
   3. I Want to Be a Shellfish | Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai (2008)

Cast

• Frankie Sakai
• Michiyo Aratama
• Kumi Mizuno
• Daisuke Kato
• Susumu Fujita
• Chishu Ryu
• Tadao Nakamaru

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