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The Catch

The Catch (1961)★ 6.8/10

JP · 105 min · November 22, 1961

  • Drama
  • War

Directed by: Nagisa Ôshima

Written by: Toshirō Ishidō, Toshio Matsumoto, Tsutomu Tamura, Shômei Tômatsu, Kenzaburô Oe

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."

Directed by

Nagisa Ôshima

Written by

Toshirō IshidōToshio MatsumotoTsutomu TamuraShômei TômatsuKenzaburô Oe

Cast & crew

Rentarô MikuniKazumasa TakanoAkiko KoyamaHiroko IshiiYôko MiharaSachiko TsukadaMasako NakamuraKazumasa's daughter-in-lawTeruko KishiMasu TsukadaSadako SawamuraKatsu, Kazumasa's wifeKyû SazankaDenmatsu TsukadaJun HamamuraFarmer works for KazumasaRokkô TouraTon ShimadaYoshi KatôYoichi KokuboNorikazu TakedaHisashi ImabashiShirô AikawaToshirō IshidōJiro, Yoichi's sonNobuko MakiEiko OshimaMikikoHôsei KomatsuHisao IrizumiShigeyuki MakieMasaomi KyôsuKyôko UeharaItsuko UeharaShôji KurosawaHiroshi TaninoTsuyoshi YamadaHaruo SuzukiHideo SuzukiAsaji NakajimaShin KatsuragiAkira MochizukiHugh HurdBlack Soldier