Watashi wa kai ni naritai

Nov 22 2008 N/A 2h 19m
Drama, War

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. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...

Plot

One relatively peaceful post-war day in Japan, a barber and good family man, is unexpectedly arrested by the Prefectural Police, declared a suspected war criminal, and subsequently sued for murder by the American occupation forces.

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto, Tetsutarô Katô

Directed by

Katsuo Fukuzawa

Cast

Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

TBS, Toho

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
117
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA