I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) film poster — UK streaming guide

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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 12 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

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...

  • Film
  • 2008
  • 139 min
  • ★ 8.3/10 TMDB
  • TV Movie
  • War
  • Drama

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DirectorKatsuo Fukuzawa
WriterShinobu Hashimoto

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