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Harmful Insect

Original title: Gaichû
  • 20012001
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
908
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Harmful Insect (2001)
Drama
Following the divorce of her parents, her mother's suicide attempt, and the rumors of an affair with her teacher, a lonely 7th grader starts skipping school in an attempt to find herself.Following the divorce of her parents, her mother's suicide attempt, and the rumors of an affair with her teacher, a lonely 7th grader starts skipping school in an attempt to find herself.Following the divorce of her parents, her mother's suicide attempt, and the rumors of an affair with her teacher, a lonely 7th grader starts skipping school in an attempt to find herself.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
908
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    • Akihiko Shiota
    • Kiyono Yayoi
  • Stars
    • Aoi Miyazaki
    • Seiichi Tanabe
    • Tetsu Sawaki
    • Akihiko Shiota
    • Kiyono Yayoi
  • Stars
    • Aoi Miyazaki
    • Seiichi Tanabe
    • Tetsu Sawaki
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    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Aoi Miyazaki
    Aoi Miyazaki
    • Sachiko Kita
    Seiichi Tanabe
    Seiichi Tanabe
    • Ogata
    Tetsu Sawaki
    • Takao
    Ryô Amamiya
    • Tokugawa
    Koji Ishikawa
    • Kyuzo
    Yû Aoi
    Yû Aoi
    • Natsuko
    Yûsuke Iseya
    Yûsuke Iseya
    • Cofeeshop Guy
    Ryô
    Ryô
    • Toshiko Kita
    Yûsaku Suzuki
    • Hanasaka
    Yuri Yoneoka
    • Soko
    Yuria Haga
    • Rumi
    Mihoko Handa
    • Yukiko
    Takayo Mimura
    • Kazumi
    Kenjirô Ishimaru
    • Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store
    Hôka Kinoshita
    • Truck Driver
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Man with Cell Phone
    Megumi Miwa
    • Tae
    Yuriko Ohnuma
    • Natsuko's Mother
    • (as Yuriko Onuma)
      • Akihiko Shiota
      • Kiyono Yayoi
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    7/10
    Patriarchy at it's finest.
    The cute Japanese school-girl's dangerous world is shown in all it's menacing glory. Societies' lack of concern for these young women comes off as even more frightening than the actual predators. Because of this cultural acceptance the victims seem quite resigned to their fate. Written with subtlety and well acted but slowly paced.
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    • Mar 14, 2002

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      • March 16, 2002 (Japan)
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      • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
      • Sony PCL
      • Nikkatsu
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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