Crickets
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Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live peacefully in a home on the coast. There, she takes care of an old deaf, dumb and blind man as if he were an insect, a child or a pet. He can’t do anything for himself, so she feeds him and accompanies him on his walks. This strong mutual dependency offers Kaoru an escape from society and allows her to free herself from restrictions imposed by common sense.
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Cast
11 people
Kyoka Suzuki
Kaoru
Known for
Burn the House Down
Zebraman
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Blind Man
Known for
Tampopo
Kagemusha
Masanobu Ando
Taichi
Known for
Battle Royale
Kids Return
Ayumi Ito
Eiko
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Yoichiro Saito
Known for
Look Back
Eureka
Machiko Ono
Nurse
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Museum
Ken Mitsuishi
Known for
THE DAYS
Audition
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Known for
The Hidden Blade
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Shûji Yamamoto
Also in
Green Mind, Metal Bats
Sakuran
Naoko Yamazaki
Known for
Demonlover
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Liar Game
Shinji Aoyama Director · Ryo Iwamatsu Screenplay Motohiro Hatanaka Story
First release September 8, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Production Kirishima 1945
Production
AOI Pro.
Production
Kirishima 1945
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
こおろぎ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 2006
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · August 23, 2007
Limited theatrical · Yufuin Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 9, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Mar del Plata Film Festival
France
November 23, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
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