The Catch (1961)

  • NR
  • 11/22/1961 (JP)
  • War, Drama
  • 1h 45m

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.”

Nagisa Ōshima

Director

Tsutomu Tamura

Screenplay

Toshio Matsumoto

Screenplay

Toshirō Ishidō

Screenplay

Kenzaburô Oe

Novel

Shōmei Tōmatsu

Screenplay

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni's headshot

Rentaro Mikuni

Kazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama's headshot

Akiko Koyama

Hiroko Ishii
Yōko Mihara's headshot

Yōko Mihara

Sachiko Tsukada
Masako Nakamura's headshot

Masako Nakamura

Hisako
Teruko Kishi's headshot

Teruko Kishi

Masu
Sadako Sawamura's headshot

Sadako Sawamura

Katsu
Kyū Sazanka's headshot

Kyū Sazanka

Jun Hamamura's headshot

Jun Hamamura

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