Poster of I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, September 22 2008
17 years ago
Genres: TV Movie, War, Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Masahiro NakaiMasahiro Nakai. Masahiro Nakai was 36 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Toyomatsu Shimizu'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 18 1972
Portrait of Yukie NakamaYukie Nakama. Yukie Nakama was 28 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Fusae Shimizu'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 30 1979
Portrait of Yuki ShibamotoYuki Shibamoto. Yuki Shibamoto was 24 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Toshiko'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 18 1983
Portrait of Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko Nishimura. Masahiko Nishimura was 47 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Nemoto'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 12 1960
Portrait of MagiMagi. Magi was 36 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Shokichi Sakai'.
Birthday: Fri, May 12 1972
Portrait of Tsubasa KatôTsubasa Katô. Tsubasa Katô was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Kenichi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tetsuya TakedaTetsuya Takeda. Tetsuya Takeda was 58 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Takeuchi'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 04 1949
Portrait of Ainosuke KataokaAinosuke Kataoka. Ainosuke Kataoka was 36 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Captain Hidaka'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 04 1972
Portrait of Tatsuo NadakaTatsuo Nadaka. Tatsuo Nadaka was 57 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Major Adachi'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 09 1951
Portrait of Isao TakenoIsao Takeno. Isao Takeno was 44 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Sergeant Kimura'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 17 1963
Portrait of Naomasa MusakaNaomasa Musaka. Naomasa Musaka was 54 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Private Tateishi'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 10 1954
Portrait of Yoshiyoshi ArakawaYoshiyoshi Arakawa. Yoshiyoshi Arakawa was 34 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Private Takita'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 18 1974
Portrait of Pinko IzumiPinko Izumi. Pinko Izumi was 61 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Toshio's mother'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 11 1947
Portrait of Masatô IbuMasatô Ibu. Masatô Ibu was 59 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Commander Onoe'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 28 1949
Portrait of Takaya KamikawaTakaya Kamikawa. Takaya Kamikawa was 43 in I Want to Be a Shellfish
Birthday: Fri, May 07 1965
Portrait of Mitsuru HirataMitsuru Hirata. Mitsuru Hirata was 54 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Miyake'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 02 1953

Crew

Portrait of Katsuo FukuzawaKatsuo Fukuzawa. Katsuo Fukuzawa was 44 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 17 1964
Portrait of Kosuke MatsushimaKosuke Matsushima. Kosuke Matsushima was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto. Shinobu Hashimoto was 90 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Writer'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2018
Portrait of Katsuaki SetoguchiKatsuaki Setoguchi. Katsuaki Setoguchi was 35 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 09 1973
Portrait of Nobuhiro AzumaNobuhiro Azuma. Nobuhiro Azuma was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshitaka OmoriYoshitaka Omori. Yoshitaka Omori was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuyuki KajikawaNobuyuki Kajikawa. Nobuyuki Kajikawa was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Line Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hirohide AbeHirohide Abe. Hirohide Abe was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi. Joe Hisaishi was 57 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 06 1950
Portrait of Takeshi ShimizuTakeshi Shimizu. Takeshi Shimizu was 47 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 24 1960
Portrait of Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai. Kazutoshi Sakurai was 38 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Theme Song Performance'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 08 1970
Portrait of Kazuko KurosawaKazuko Kurosawa. Kazuko Kurosawa was 54 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 29 1954
Portrait of Katsuro OnoueKatsuro Onoue. Katsuro Onoue was 48 in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Special Effects Supervisor'
Birthday: Sat, Jun 04 1960
Portrait of Tetsutarō KatōTetsutarō Katō. Tetsutarō Katō was >> in I Want to Be a Shellfish as 'Novel'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday