The Catch
6.9
A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
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Cast
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Ken Ogata
Fusajiro
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Ballad of Narayama
Masako Natsume
Tokiko
Known for
Antarctica
Hideshi Miyajima
Yōzō Tanaka
Shinji Sōmai
Mutsuo Naganuma
Koichi Sato
Shunichi
Known for
Sukiyaki Western Django
The Spiral
Akira Yoshimura
Yoshinaga Yoko'o
Kanji Nakagawa
Tappei Shimokawa
Asami
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
After the Rain
Akira Oda
Shinji Sōmai Director · Yōzō Tanaka Screenplay Akira Yoshimura Author
First release October 29, 1983 · Produced in Japan · Original title 魚影の群れ
Production
Shochiku-Fuji Company
Production · Distribution
Japan
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Original title
魚影の群れ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 7, 2015 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
Singapore
July 4, 2013 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival Singapore
Taiwan
November 12, 2021 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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