The Catch
1961 · Movie · 104 min. · Japan
One of Oshima’s two film adaptations set during World War II, The Catch shows how perceived differences between the Japanese and others perpetuated conflict. In this case, an African American pilot who was shot down is kept in the basement of a storehouse by a group of cruel children who found him. His race becomes a major source of interest among villagers who have had little contact with Westerners.
Direction Nagisa Ôshima
Cast Rentarô Mikuni · Hugh Hurd · Jun Hamamura · Toshirô Ishidô · Yoshi Kato · Teruko Kishi · Akiko Koyama · Yôko Mihara · Masako Nakamura · Eiko Oshima · Sadako Sawamura · Kyû Sazanka · Rokko Toura · Ton Shimada · Norikazu Takeda · Hisashi Imabashi · Shirô Aikawa · Nobuko Maki · Hosei Komatsu · Hisao Irizumi · Shigeyuki Makie · Masaomi Kyôsu · Kyôko Uehara · Itsuko Uehara · Shôji Kurosawa · Hiroshi Tanino · Tsuyoshi Yamada · Haruo Suzuki · Hideo Suzuki · Asaji Nakajima · Shin Katsuragi · Akira Mochizuki
Soundtrack Riichiro Manabe
Screenplay Toshirô Ishidô · Toshio Matsumoto · Tsutomu Tamura · Shômei Tômatsu · Kenzaburô Oe
Cinematography Yoshitsugu Tonegawa
Original title Shiiku (The Catch)
7.0
67 votes (FilmAffinity)
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