I Want to Be a Shellfish

Name: I Want to Be a Shellfish
Director: Shinobu Hashimoto
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1959-04-12
Duration: 6780000 s
Cast: Frankie Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno

Directed by Shinobu Hashimoto

1959 1h 53m

Drama, War

7.4

In post-war Japan, barber Toyomatsu Shimizu faces a wrongful murder charge, accused of attempting to kill a US prisoner under orders. As he defends his innocence, he grapples with the weight of his fate, dreaming of reincarnation as a shellfish free from human struggles.

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