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The Catch(Movie, 1961)

Original title: "飼育" (Japanese/JA)
1h 45min | Genres: War, Drama
The CatchRating: 3.3/5 (with 33 votes)
The Catch (Japanese: 飼育, romanized: Shiiku, lit. 'Breeding') is a 1961 Japanese war drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is based on the prize-winning novella Shiiku (translated as The Catch or Prize Stock) by Kenzaburō Ōe. ()
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About The Catch

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.”.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on: "Prize Stock" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 11/22/1961
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Screenwriter: Tsutomu Tamura
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Shiiku"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: The Catch (JP, 1983), The Catch (FR/KH, 2011), The Catch (NZ, 2017), The Catch (US, 2020), The Catch (2023)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:189804, Added: 04/23/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024