The Catch
Original title: Shiiku
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⭐ 6.8 / 10(377)
Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their "catch."
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1961
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 1961
Storyline
Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their "catch."
Top credits
Directors
Cast
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Rentarô Mikuni — Kazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama — Hiroko Ishii
Yôko Mihara — Sachiko Tsukada- Masako Nakamura — Kazumasa's daughter-in-law
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
