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The Catch

1961·War·1h 45m
7.1
★
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 Ōshima
prisoner of war
japanese new wave
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Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama
Akiko Koyama
Hiroko Ishii
Yōko Mihara
Yōko Mihara
Sachiko Tsukada
Hugh Hurd
Hugh Hurd
Black Soldier
Masako Nakamura
Masako Nakamura
Hisako
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
Masu
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Katsu
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Toshirō Ishidō
Toshirō Ishidō
Jiro, Yoichi's son

Crew

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Screenplay
Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto
Screenplay
Toshirō Ishidō
Toshirō Ishidō
Screenplay
Riichirō Manabe
Riichirō Manabe
Original Music Composer
Kenzaburô Oe
Kenzaburô Oe
Novel

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Nick
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6.0★ · 02/07/26
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3.0★ · 12/22/25
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8.0★ · 12/07/25
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