Harmful Insect (2001)
Original title: 害虫
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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Aoi MiyazakiSachiko Kita
Yu AoiNatsuko Yamaoka
RyoToshiko Kita
Seiichi TanabeOgata
Yuria HagaRumi
Yūsuke IseyaCofeeshop Guy
Eihi ShiinaMusic TeacherTetsu SawakiKoji Ishikawa
Ken MitsuishiMan with Cell Phone
Takayo Mimura
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What is Harmful Insect about?
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.
How long is Harmful Insect?
Harmful Insect has a runtime of 92 minutes.