I Want to Be a Shellfish
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"I Want to Be a Shellfish" is a Japanese anti-war drama, originally written for television by screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto, that explores the moral anguish of a soldier facing execution for war crimes he did not commit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese anti-war drama
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Japanese television drama ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| antiWar | true ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | aftermath of World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
execution of soldiers
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psychological torment of an accused soldier ⓘ war crimes trials ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war film
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drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
capital punishment
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injustice ⓘ moral anguish ⓘ responsibility of soldiers ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| moralQuestion | individual guilt versus systemic responsibility in war ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a Japanese soldier facing execution for war crimes he did not commit ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| period | 20th century Japanese television drama ⓘ |
| perspective | Japanese soldier ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | post–World War II Japan ⓘ |
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