Crab Goalkeeper
2006, Japanese. Directed by Minoru Kawasaki.
From Minoru Kawasaki, the director of "The Calamari Wrestler," "Executive Koala," "The Entire World Sinks Except Japan," and "The Rug Cop," comes the epic story of a giant crab who washes ashore, befriends a boy, finds love, and becomes a sports legend. The film has been described by Kawasaki as being 'like Forrest Gump...but with a crab.'
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Minoru KawasakiDirector
- Mikisuke HaruyamaShinichi Urata
- SaayaTomoha Watanabe
- Sayaka TashiroEtsuko Mizunashi
- Aya KoizumiHitomi Kisaragi
- Akihiro ShimizuHyogo Urata
- Michiko ShimizuAmano Urata
- Tamegoro SudoCoach Hayami
- Osamu EbaraYamanouchi
- Ryujiro SuzukiHashiguchi
- HIDESekimoto
- Hitomi TakashimaHousewife
- Hiroshi FujiokaCast
Details
- Released
- 26 May 2006
- Original title
- かにゴールキーパー
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Minoru Kawasaki, Masakazu Migita
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Crab Goalkeeper runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is Crab Goalkeeper on?
Crab Goalkeeper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 May 2006. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Crab Goalkeeper?
If you liked Crab Goalkeeper, try Adventures in Public School, Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs, Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry.
Who directed Crab Goalkeeper?
Crab Goalkeeper (2006) was directed by Minoru Kawasaki and stars Mikisuke Haruyama, Saaya, Sayaka Tashiro.