Bibliograph

Caterpillar, Wakamatsu Production ; producer, Noriko Ozaki ; director, Koji Wakamatsu ; screenplay, Hisako Kurosawa, Deru Deguchi

Type

Label

Caterpillar, Wakamatsu Production ; producer, Noriko Ozaki ; director, Koji Wakamatsu ; screenplay, Hisako Kurosawa, Deru Deguchi

Language

jpn

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Caterpillar

Oclc number

747859641

Responsibility statement

Wakamatsu Production ; producer, Noriko Ozaki ; director, Koji Wakamatsu ; screenplay, Hisako Kurosawa, Deru Deguchi

Summary

Set during the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Caterpillar tells the story of a Japanese soldier who returns home horrifically mutilated. Lieutenant Kurokawa is literally nothing but a human torso: he has lost both his arms and legs, and with burns covering half his face, he is also unable to speak. His wife, Shigeko (Shinobu Terajima), is given the grueling task of looking after him, which, in addition to feeding and washing him, includes the job of satisfying his sexual desires -- impulses that remain as strong as ever in spite of his disabled condition. Taught to be dutiful and to do her part for her country, Shigeko bears her burden -- but as she realizes that her husband's life lies entirely in her hands, she begins to question the role she has accepted

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Kyatapira

Contributor