Where to Watch I Want to Be a Shellfish

Planning to check out 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' without leaving the house? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Yoshihiko Okamoto-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'I Want to Be a Shellfish' right now, here are some finer points about the TBS flick.

I Want to Be a Shellfish starring Frankie Sakai, Mutsuko Sakura, Toshie Takada, Shin Saburi has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and a scheduled release date of .

It received a user score of 100/100 on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 1 experienced users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea."" .