Harmful Insect (2002)
- Original title
- 害虫
- Directed by
- Akihiko Shiota
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A junior high school student named Sachiko Kita struggles after her father leaves and her mother tries to kill herself. She loses her trusted teacher to gossip and quits school, then wanders her town without any clear purpose.
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What happens
Harmful Insect (害虫, Gaichū) is a 2001 Japanese drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Aoi Miyazaki. Shiota credits the original story to Yayoi Kiyono, a student of his during his time teaching at the Film School of Tokyo. The film follows the life of junior high school student Sachiko Kita. Her father has abandoned their family and her mother attempts to commit suicide. Her former sixth grade teacher, one of the few people she can rely on, is compelled to leave due to rumors of an affair between him and Sachiko. As she becomes the subject of schoolyard gossip, Sachiko drops out and instead wanders around her town, discovering a world that has "no ideals or dreams to pursue, whatsoever." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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