Caterpillar

Synopsis

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honored and decorated soldier but deprived of his arms and legs lost in battle. All hopes, from the villagers and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant's wife. She must honor the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the 'god soldier'. Kurokawa prior to leaving to fight in the war regularly beat and berated his wife for her barrenness and inability to bring him a son. When he returns home as an amputee with no hearing and no speech, his wife dutifully attends to him, even though he shows little appreciation for her dedicated care. His main concerns are getting fed and getting sex. Even in his own degraded condition, he manages to berate his wife. Eventually, though, his own memories infiltrate and he is haunted by his horrible, sadistic deeds, performed while in the duty of the Japanese military.

Main Cast

Shinobu Terajima

Shigeko Kurokawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 34%

Keigo Kasuya

Tadashi Kurokawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Sabu Kawahara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Maki Ishikawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Arata Iura

Age : N/A | Popularity : 87%

Go Jibiki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Katsuyuki Shinohara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Daisuke Iijima

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kōji Wakamatsu
Writing	Screenplay	Hisako Kurosawa Izuru Deguchi
	Original Story	Rampo Edogawa
Production	Producer	Kōji Wakamatsu Noriko Ozaki
Camera	Director of Photography	Yoshihisa Toda Tomohiko Tsuji
Sound	Music	Sally Kubota Yumi Okada
	Sound Designer	Yukio Kubota
Editing	Editor	Shuichi Kakesu
Art	Art Direction	Hiromi Nozawa
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Makie Miyamoto
Department	Role	Name

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