Harmful Insect
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.
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Harmful Insect
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 16, 2001
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
User Score
68%
Original Title
害虫
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation, TBS, Sony PCL
Director
Akihiko Shiota
Description
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.
