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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version)

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Based on the writings of a Japanese WWII soldier executed for war crime, the curiously titled I Want to be a Shellfish is a momentous, heartrending drama about a family man whose life is cruelly upturned by war. I Want to be a Shellfish was first adapted for television in 1958 and turned into a massive hit, so much so that it traveled to the big screen the following year in a film directed by Rashomon screenwriter Hashimoto Shinobu. For the 50th anniversary of the first television adaptation, TBS remade the story once again with SMAP's Nakai Masahiro in the leading role.

Better known as a funnyman pop idol, Nakai makes a serious turn as barber Shimizu Toyomatsu, a normal, affable guy making ends meet with his wife and son. He is content with life in his small fishing village, but war soon comes knocking on the door. Though he has a limp, Shimizu gets drafted into the army to serve on the home front, experiencing firsthand the brutality and tragedy of war and militarism. More than anything, Shimizu wishes to return to a peaceful life free from war, but at the war's end, he is arrested as a war criminal for having executed an American POW by order of his commanding officer.

Helmed by television director Fukuzawa Katsuo (Good Luck!!) and scripted by Hashimoto Shinobu himself, I Want to be a Shellfish co-stars popular television actress Nakama Yukie (Gokusen) as Shimizu's dedicated wife. Featuring a score by master composer Hisaishi Joe, the film makes an impassioned and moving testament against war through the harrowing experiences of a war criminal who should have never been.

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Product Title: I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) 我想變成貝殼 (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (日本版) 我想变成贝壳 (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (日本版) 私は貝になりたい スタンダード・エディション (2008年度製作版) スタンダード・エディション I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version)
Also known as: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
Artist Name(s): Nakama Yukie | Nakai Masahiro | Takeda Tetsuya | Ishizaka Koji | Kajiwara Zen | Kaneda Akio | Yamazaki Ginnosho | Shofukutei Tsurubei | Kamikawa Takaya | Arakawa Yoshiyoshi | Orimoto Jyunkichi | Izumi Pinko | Musaka Naomasa | Hirata Mitsuru | Magy | Nishimura Masahiko | Ibu Masato | Asano Kazuyuki | Shibamoto Yuki 仲間由紀惠 | 中居正廣 | 武田鐵矢 | 石坂浩二 | Kajiwara Zen | 金田明夫 | Yamazaki Ginnosho | 笑福亭鶴瓶 | 上川隆也 | 荒川良良 | 織本順吉 | Izumi Pinko | 六平直政 | 平田滿 | Magy | 西村雅彥 | 伊武雅刀 | 淺野和之 | 柴本幸 仲间由纪惠 | 中居正广 | 武田铁矢 | 石坂浩二 | Kajiwara Zen | 金田明夫 | Yamazaki Ginnosho | 笑福亭鹤瓶 | 上川隆也 | 荒川良良 | 织本顺吉 | Izumi Pinko | 六平直政 | 平田满 | Magy | 西村雅彦 | 伊武雅刀 | 浅野和之 | 柴本幸 仲間由紀恵 | 中居正広 | 武田鉄矢 | 石坂浩二 | 梶原善 | 金田明夫 | 山崎銀之丞 | 笑福亭鶴瓶 | 上川隆也 | 荒川良々 | 織本順吉 | 泉ピン子 | 六平直政 | 平田満 | マギー | 西村雅彦 | 伊武雅刀 | 浅野和之 | 武野功雄 | 名高達男 | 片岡愛之助 | 柴本幸 | 加藤翼 | 草?剛 Nakama Yukie | Nakai Masahiro | Takeda Tetsuya | Ishizaka Koji | Kajiwara Zen | Kaneda Akio | Yamazaki Ginnosho | Shofukutei Tsurubei | Kamikawa Takaya | Arakawa Yoshiyoshi | Orimoto Jyunkichi | Izumi Pinko | Musaka Naomasa | Hirata Mitsuru | Magy | Nishimura Masahiko | Ibu Masato | Asano Kazuyuki | Shibamoto Yuki
Director: Fukuzawa Katsuo Fukuzawa Katsuo Fukuzawa Katsuo 福澤克雄 Fukuzawa Katsuo
Release Date: 2009-06-03
Publisher Product Code: GNBD-1534
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher: Geneon Universal Entertainment
Other Information: DVD
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1016478063

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タイトル:私は貝になりたい スタンダード・エディション
出演:中居正広/仲間由紀恵/柴本幸/西村雅彦/平田満/マギー/加藤翼/武田鉄矢/伊武雅刀/片岡愛之助/名高達男/武野功雄/六平直政/荒川良々/泉ピン子/浅野和之/金田明夫/山崎銀之丞/梶原善/織本順吉/笑福亭鶴瓶/草?g剛/上川隆也/石坂浩二
監督:加藤哲太郎(遺書)/加藤哲太郎(原作)/加藤哲太郎(題名)/橋本忍(脚本)/久石譲(音楽)/福澤克雄(監督)/濱名一哉(エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー)/瀬戸口克陽(プロデュース)/東信弘(プロデューサー)/和田倉和利(プロデューサー)/梶川信幸(ライン・プロデューサー)

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戦争にすべてを奪われた夫婦の絆を紡ぎ出し、日本人の心を強烈に揺さぶる切ない愛の物語─一兵士として招集され太平洋戦争に巻き込まれた善良な市民が、いわれなき従軍中の戦犯容疑で復員後に逮捕され、絞首刑を宣告される─。BC級戦犯容疑の冤罪を着せられた男の過酷な運命を通して、戦争の容赦なき悲惨さを炙り出してゆく。歴代作品の中でもとりわけ夫婦愛が深く描かれ、引き裂かれた家族の声なき叫びが哀切なメッセージとなって、観る者の魂を揺さぶらずにはおかない。

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画面:Cinemascope-squeeze(16:9LB)
言語/音声:日本語:ドルビーデジタル5.1chサラウンド

その他の情報
製作年:2008
備考:1枚組
映像特典収録/音声特典収録
日本小売価格:¥3800

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Awards

This film has received 3 award nomination(s).
  • Japan Academy Prize 2009
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nomination, Nakama Yukie
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nomination
    • Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Nomination
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