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Caterpillar (2010)

1h 27m

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Caterpillar (2010)

Name: Caterpillar
Genre: Drama, History, War & Politics
Released: 2010-08-14

1h 27m

Running Time

Plot.

The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the Second Sino-Japanese War who has been decreed a "War God" by the Emperor.

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Details.

Release Date
August 14, 2010

Original Name
キャタピラー

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 27m

Genres
Drama History War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-10-09

This Movie Is About.

japan

war crimes

world war ii

wife beater

deafness

amputee

Wiki.

Caterpillar (キャタピラー, Kyatapirā) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Kōji Wakamatsu, partially drawn from Edogawa Ranpo's banned short-story "The Caterpillar" (芋虫, Imomushi, 1929).

The film is a critique of the right-wing militarist nationalism that guided Japan's conduct in Asia during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The film deals with various issues, such as war crimes, handicapped veterans, and spousal abuse. The film also deals with themes of sexual perversion and features graphic sex scenes.

It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Shinobu Terajima received the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival for her portrayal of Kurokawa's wife.