Caterpillar

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 in mainland China. All hopes, from the village men 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'...

Keywords

  • Asia
  • Japanese Cinema
  • disability
  • relationship

Actors

  • Emi Masuda
  • Shima Ônishi
  • Maki Ishikawa
  • Maria Abe
  • Ken Yoshizawa
  • Shinobu Terajima
  • Keigo Kasuya
  • Daisuke Iijima
  • Sabu Kawahara

Director

  • Kôji Wakamatsu

Drama

1h 25min

-12

JA

FR

Japan
2009
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 in mainland China. All hopes, from the village men 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'...

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 in mainland China. All hopes, from the village men 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'...


Cast & Crew