Yearning to watch 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Katsuo Fukuzawa-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' right now, here are some particulars about the TOHO, TBS drama flick.
Released , 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' stars Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 19 min, and received a user score of 83 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3 experienced users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible..." .
