The Catch (1961)

★ 6.3/10 105 min War, Drama Japan Japanese

Director: Nagisa Ōshima

Screenplay by: Tsutomu Tamura, Toshio Matsumoto, Shōmei Tōmatsu, Toshirō Ishidō
Novel: Kenzaburô Oe

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Description

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 Cast

Rentaro Mikuni Kazumasa Takano

Akiko Koyama Hiroko Ishii

Yōko Mihara Sachiko Tsukada

Hugh Hurd Black Soldier

Masako Nakamura Hisako

Teruko Kishi Masu

Sadako Sawamura Katsu

Kyū Sazanka