Movie: The Catch

Top 10 Billed Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

Kazumasa Takano

Akiko Koyama
小山明子

Hiroko Ishii

Yōko Mihara
Yōko Mihara

Sachiko Tsukada

Masako Nakamura
Masako Nakamura

Hisako

Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi

Masu

Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura

Katsu

Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura

Ton Shimada
Ton Shimada

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    Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their “catch.”

  • Release Date

    1961-11-22

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

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    日本語
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