Harmful Insect (6.8)

Movie · 2002 · 1 h 32 min · Drama

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.

Directed by: 塩田明彦

Starring Aoi Miyazaki, Yu Aoi, りょう, 田辺誠一, 芳賀優里亜, Yusuke Iseya, 椎名英姫, 沢木哲, Koji Ishikawa, 光石研

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