Caterpillar
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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Cast
21 people
Shinobu Terajima
Shigeko Kurokawa
Known for
Earwig and the Witch
Oh Lucy!
Keigo Kasuya
Tadashi Kurokawa
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Sabu Kawahara
The Village Chief
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Maki Ishikawa
Village Chief's Wife
Known for
Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
Go Jibiki
Military Officer 1
Known for
The Outsider
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
Arata Iura
Military Officer 2
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
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Katsuyuki Shinohara
Kuma
Known for
Love Letter
Daisuke Iijima
Commander
Known for
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Freeze Me
Ichirō Ogura
Announcer (voice)
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
The Third Murder
Ken Yoshizawa
Kenzo Kurokawa
Known for
Violent Cop
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Shima Onishi
Kizuo Kurokawa
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
MOTHER
Tomori Abe
Chinese Woman 1
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Kōji Wakamatsu Director · Hisako Kurosawa Screenplay Izuru Deguchi Screenplay
Worldwide gross $252K · United States release May 6, 2011 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$251,922
Production
Skhole Co.
Production
Wakamatsu Production
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
キャタピラー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 14, 2010
Theatrical
United States · May 6, 2011
Theatrical
France
December 1, 2010 · Theatrical
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