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The Catch

The Catch

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War   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.”
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1961-11-22
⌚ Running Time: 105 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Rentaro Mikuni original image
Kazumasa Takano
Rentaro Mikuni
Akiko Koyama original image
Hiroko Ishii
Akiko Koyama
Yōko Mihara original image
Sachiko Tsukada
Yōko Mihara
Masako Nakamura original image
Hisako
Masako Nakamura
Teruko Kishi original image
Masu
Teruko Kishi
Sadako Sawamura original image
Katsu
Sadako Sawamura
Kyū Sazanka original image
Kyū Sazanka
Jun Hamamura original image
Jun Hamamura
Rokkō Toura original image
Rokkō Toura
Ton Shimada original image
Ton Shimada
Yoshi Katō original image
Yoshi Katō
Hugh Hurd original image
Black Soldier
Hugh Hurd
Toshirō Ishidō original image
Jiro, Yoichi's son
Toshirō Ishidō

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