The Catch (1961)
Overview
Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their “catch.”
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 2.106 |
Directed By
Nagisa Ōshima
Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Saburo Tajima
Masayuki Nakajima
Tsutomu Tamura
Yoshitsugu Tonegawa
Yokichi Hishinuma
Itsuro Hirata
Michio Okazaki
Riichirō Manabe
Miyuri Miyamori
Hiromi Yanagida
Toshio Matsumoto
Toshirō Ishidō
Kenzaburô Oe
Shōmei Tōmatsu
TOP CAST
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama
Hiroko Ishii
Yōko Mihara
Sachiko Tsukada
Masako Nakamura
Hisako
Teruko Kishi
Masu
Sadako Sawamura
Katsu
Hugh Hurd
Black Soldier
Toshirō Ishidō
Jiro, Yoichi's son
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