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I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish

I WANT TO BE A SHELLFISH

Watashi wa kai ni naritai

Directed by Yoshihiko Okamoto
Japan, 1959
Drama, War

Synopsis

A mild-mannered barber with a loving family is sent to war and is ordered to kill an American prisoner. Soon after Japan’s defeat, he is arrested and put on trial for war crimes.

Synopsis

A mild-mannered barber with a loving family is sent to war and is ordered to kill an American prisoner. Soon after Japan’s defeat, he is arrested and put on trial for war crimes.