Is Caterpillar easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Caterpillar end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Caterpillar violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Caterpillar scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Caterpillar

Name: Caterpillar
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2010
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Shinobu Terajima, Keigo Kasuya, Sabu Kawahara, Maki Ishikawa, Go Jibiki

Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu

Produced by Skhole Co., Wakamatsu Production

201087 min6.3 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of degradation and survival in post-war Japan, where a woman is trapped in servitude to a broken man and a broken state.

The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the Second Sino-Japanese War who has been decreed a "War God" by the Emperor.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity East Asian History & Culture Outcasts and Misfits Historical War Movies Disabled Characters

Genres

Drama War

Keywords

Japan War Crimes Deaf World War Ii Wife Beater Amputee Post-war Chaos Period

Questions people ask

Is Caterpillar easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Caterpillar end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Caterpillar sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Caterpillar violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Caterpillar scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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