The Catch
1961 · Movie · 1h 45m
WarDrama
Overview
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'.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Key crew
- Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
- Tsutomu TamuraScreenplay
- Riichirō ManabeOriginal Music Composer
- Toshio MatsumotoScreenplay
- Toshirō IshidōScreenplay
- Shōmei TōmatsuScreenplay
Cast
- Rentaro MikuniKazumasa Takano
- Akiko KoyamaHiroko Ishii
- Yōko MiharaSachiko Tsukada
- Hugh HurdBlack Soldier
- Masako NakamuraHisako
- Teruko KishiMasu
- Sadako SawamuraKatsu
- Kyū SazankaCast
- Rokkō TouraCast
- Jun HamamuraCast
- Ton ShimadaCast
- Yoshi KatōCast
Stills
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Themes
prisoner of warjapanese new wave