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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1961-11-22
Languageja
Runtime1h 45m
Production

Palace Film Production

6.5(15)
•1961•1h 45m

The Catch

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'.

Writing & Screenplay
Tsutomu TamuraToshio Matsumoto
Cinematography
Yoshitsugu Tonegawa

Principal Cast

32 credited
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro MikuniKazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama
Akiko KoyamaHiroko Ishii
Yōko Mihara
Yōko MiharaSachiko Tsukada
Hugh Hurd
Hugh HurdBlack Soldier
Masako Nakamura
Masako NakamuraHisako
Teruko Kishi
Teruko KishiMasu
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako SawamuraKatsu
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

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