Harmful Insect
2001/03/16 • Released • Japanese, French
Overview
13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suicide by slashing her wrist. Her teacher, whom she relies on heavily, leaves for northern Japan to take another job. Other students start to gossip about Sachiko and her former teacher. Sachiko then drops out of school and attempts to find herself.
Director : Akihiko Shiota
Casts
Aoi Miyazaki
Sachiko Kita
Yu Aoi
Natsuko Yamaoka
Ryo
Toshiko Kita
Seiichi Tanabe
Ogata
Yuria Haga
Rumi
Yûsuke Iseya
Cofeeshop Guy
Eihi Shiina
Music Teacher
Ken Mitsuishi
Man with Cell Phone
Takayo Mimura
Kazumi
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store
Houka Kinoshita
Truck Driver
Nao Ômori
Man at Love Hotel
Susumu Terajima
Male Teacher
Masahiro Toda
Ogata's Colleague
Mamoru Watanabe
Vagrant
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