Harmful Insect (2002)

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.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Aoi Miyazaki

Sachiko Kita

Yu Aoi

Natsuko Yamaoka

Ryo

Toshiko Kita

Seiichi Tanabe

Ogata

Yuria Haga

Rumi

Yusuke Iseya

Cofeeshop Guy

Eihi Shiina

Music Teacher

T

Tetsu Sawaki

Takao

K

Koji Ishikawa

Kyuzo

Ken Mitsuishi

Man with Cell Phone

Takayo Mimura

Kazumi

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store

Houka Kinoshita

Truck Driver

Nao Omori

Man at Love Hotel

Susumu Terajima

Male Teacher

Masahiro Toda

Ogata's Colleague

Y

Yusaku Suzuki

Hanasaka

Mamoru Watanabe

Vagrant

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