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The Catch

6.719832h 21mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorShinji Sōmai
WriterYōzō Tanaka
ProducersHideshi Miyajima·Kanji Nakagawa

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Streaming in 1 other country

The Catch isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Shinji Sōmai

KOKen Ogata
Ken Ogata
Fusajiro
MNMasako Natsume
Masako Natsume
Tokiko
KSKoichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Shunichi
TSTappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
Asami
SYShigeru Yazaki
Shigeru Yazaki
Shinichi
MTMinori Terada
Minori Terada
Fisherman
RKRyô Kinomoto
Ryô Kinomoto
Fisherman
MI
Masato Ise
YI
Yuhei Ito
NK
Nodoka Kawai
SI
Shinji Ishikawa
LK
Leonard Kuma
Kumagai

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