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 the battle in mainland China. All hopes, from the villagemen and women to close family members, turn to the Lieutenant’s wife Shigeko: 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”.
I had the idea for this new film while I was shooting United Red Army. I felt that, in order to understand the youngsters of the 60’s and 70’s, you should first describe their parents’ era, the time of the Pacific War. Describing a war doesn’t just mean describing the shooting and the battles. The people who are most affected by war are the women and children who don’t even fight. (Wakamatsu Koji)
- Terajima Shinobu - Kurokawa Shigeko
- Onishi Shima - Kurokawa Kyuzo
- Yoshizawa Ken - Kurokawa Kenzo
- Kasuya Keigo - Kurokawa Tadashi
- Masuda Emi - Kurokawa Chiyo
- Kawahara Sabu - Bürgermeister
- Ishikawa Maki - Frau des Bürgermeisters
- Kurosawa Hisako
- Deguchi Deru
- Tsuji Tomohiko
- Toda Yoshihisa
- Kubota Yukio
- Kakesu Shuichi
- Kunota Sally
- Okada Yumi
- Ishida Hiromi
- Myamoto Masae
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