Harmful Insect (2002)

6.8/10 • 92 min • Drama

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.

Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Yu Aoi

Natsuko Yamaoka

Ryo

Seiichi Tanabe

Yuria Haga

Yusuke Iseya

Eihi Shiina

Ken Mitsuishi

Man with Cell Phone

Takayo Mimura

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store

Houka Kinoshita

Nao Omori

Man at Love Hotel

Susumu Terajima

Masahiro Toda

Ogata's Colleague

Mamoru Watanabe

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