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The Catch

1961·105 min

The Catch

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

WarDrama

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'.

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Kazumasa Takano

Hiroko Ishii

Sachiko Tsukada

Black Soldier

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Riichirō Manabe

Original Music Composer

Screenplay

Yoshitsugu Tonegawa

Director of Photography

Toshio Matsumoto

Screenplay

Shōmei Tōmatsu

Screenplay

Toshirō Ishidō

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The Catch (1961) is about 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'.

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Nagisa Ōshima directed The Catch (1961).

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