The Catch
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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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Cast
49 people
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazumasa Takano
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Akiko Koyama
Hiroko Ishii
Known for
Boy
In the Realm of the Senses
Toshiro Ishido
Jiro, Yoichi's son
Nagisa Ōshima
Also in
A Life of Mao
Rahman: Father of Bengal
Masayuki Nakajima
Miyuri Miyamori
Yōko Mihara
Sachiko Tsukada
Known for
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Three Outlaw Samurai
Riichirô Manabe
Toshio Matsumoto
Also in
Engram
KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–
Hiroshi Sano
Hugh Hurd
Black Soldier
Known for
Shadows
Mafioso
Kenzaburô Oe
Also in
Hunting Tigers
Nagisa Ōshima Director · Toshio Matsumoto Screenplay Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay
First release November 22, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Production Palace Productions
Production
Palace Film Production
Production
Palace Productions
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Japan
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Languages
Original title
飼育
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 22, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
September 1, 1971 · Pesaro Film Festival
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