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