The Catch
strong violence, sexual violence
Director(s)Nagisa Oshima
Production year1961
Genre(s)Drama, War
Approx. running minutes105m
CastRentarô Mikuni, Akiko Koyama, Yôko Mihara
The Catch
strong violence, sexual violence
In this war drama, from 1961, an African American soldier is captured and imprisoned by Japanese villagers during WWII.
In this war drama, from 1961, an African American soldier is captured and imprisoned by Japanese villagers during WWII.
violence
There is a sustained but undetailed scene of knife violence resulting in blood spurts. Several scenes involve people being struck or beaten. A scene involves a character chasing a person with a blade, and there are moments of gunfire.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which men force themselves on women without their consent. There are also references to sexual violence and an incident of sexual harassment.
additional issues
There are multiple instances of racism, including the use of the term 'negro' and moments where a black character is referred to as an 'animal'. There are wounds visible after violent acts and other injuries, and the body of a dead child is briefly shown. Characters are shown being tied up and held prisoner; there are scenes in which characters are threatened with guns and a person uses a child as a human shield. There are also references to the procurement of sex workers and adultery. Bad language includes 'slut', 'bastard', 'shit', 'hell' and 'damn'.
strong violence, sexual violence
Classified Date:
01/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
There is a sustained but undetailed scene of knife violence resulting in blood spurts. Several scenes involve people being struck or beaten. A scene involves a character chasing a person with a blade, and there are moments of gunfire.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which men force themselves on women without their consent. There are also references to sexual violence and an incident of sexual harassment.
additional issues
There are multiple instances of racism, including the use of the term 'negro' and moments where a black character is referred to as an 'animal'. There are wounds visible after violent acts and other injuries, and the body of a dead child is briefly shown. Characters are shown being tied up and held prisoner; there are scenes in which characters are threatened with guns and a person uses a child as a human shield. There are also references to the procurement of sex workers and adultery. Bad language includes 'slut', 'bastard', 'shit', 'hell' and 'damn'.
Classified date01/09/2025
LanguageJapanese
violence
There is a sustained but undetailed scene of knife violence resulting in blood spurts. Several scenes involve people being struck or beaten. A scene involves a character chasing a person with a blade, and there are moments of gunfire.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which men force themselves on women without their consent. There are also references to sexual violence and an incident of sexual harassment.
additional issues
There are multiple instances of racism, including the use of the term 'negro' and moments where a black character is referred to as an 'animal'. There are wounds visible after violent acts and other injuries, and the body of a dead child is briefly shown. Characters are shown being tied up and held prisoner; there are scenes in which characters are threatened with guns and a person uses a child as a human shield. There are also references to the procurement of sex workers and adultery. Bad language includes 'slut', 'bastard', 'shit', 'hell' and 'damn'.
Director(s)Nagisa Oshima
Production year1961
Genre(s)Drama, War
Approx. running minutes105m
CastRentarô Mikuni, Akiko Koyama, Yôko Mihara
strong violence, sexual violence
Classified Date:
01/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
There is a sustained but undetailed scene of knife violence resulting in blood spurts. Several scenes involve people being struck or beaten. A scene involves a character chasing a person with a blade, and there are moments of gunfire.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are scenes in which men force themselves on women without their consent. There are also references to sexual violence and an incident of sexual harassment.
additional issues
There are multiple instances of racism, including the use of the term 'negro' and moments where a black character is referred to as an 'animal'. There are wounds visible after violent acts and other injuries, and the body of a dead child is briefly shown. Characters are shown being tied up and held prisoner; there are scenes in which characters are threatened with guns and a person uses a child as a human shield. There are also references to the procurement of sex workers and adultery. Bad language includes 'slut', 'bastard', 'shit', 'hell' and 'damn'.
Classified date01/09/2025
LanguageJapanese
