I Want To Be A Shellfish
Description
1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...
Stars
Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Magi
Runtime
139 minutes
Release Date
September 22, 2008
Rating
8.3/10 (3 votes)