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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)
139 min | Drama, War

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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)

139 min | Drama, War

One relatively peaceful post-war day in Japan, a barber and good family man, is unexpectedly arrested by the Prefectural Police, declared a suspected war criminal, and subsequently sued for murder by the American occupation forces.

Director

Katsuo Fukuzawa

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto | Tetsutarô Katô (novel)

Producers

Nobuhiro Azuma | Katsuaki Setoguchi

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematographer

Kosuke Matsushima

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Release date

Nov 22, 2008 (Japan)

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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43 cast members

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