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Kyatapira [electronic resource] : caterpillar / Wakamatsu Production ; producer, Noriko Ozaki ; director, Koji Wakamatsu ; screenplay, Hisako Kurosawa, Deru Deguchi

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Caterpillar
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Kino International, 2011.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (84 min.).
Additional Creators
Deguchi, Izuru, Kurosawa, Hisako, Ohnishi, Shima, 1975-, Ozaki, Noriko, Terajima, Shinobu, 1972-, Wakamatsu, Kōji, 1936-2012, Kino Lorber Edu (Firm), Lorber Films (Firm), and Wakamatsu Productions
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Language Note
This edition in Japanese with English subtitles.
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.
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Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Other Forms
Previously released as DVD.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present). Available via World Wide Web.
Awards
Berlin Film Festival, 2010, Silver Bear Award for Best Actress
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