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The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the Second Sino-Japanese War who has been decreed a "War God" by the Emperor.

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Shigeko Kurokawa
Shima Ônishi ...
Kiuzo Kurokawa (as Shima Ohnishi)
Ken Yoshizawa ...
Kenzo Kurokawa
Keigo Kasuya ...
Tadashi Kurokawa
Emi Masuda ...
Chiyo Kurokawa
Sabu Kawahara ...
The Village Chief
Maki Ishikawa ...
Village chief's wife
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Military officer #1
Arata Iura ...
Military officer #2 (as Arata)
Katsuyuki Shinohara ...
Kuma
Daisuke Iijima ...
Commander
Ichirô Ogura ...
Announcer (voice)
Sanshirô Kobayashi ...
Village man #1
Mariko Terada ...
Chinese woman #2
Ken Furusawa
Tomori Abe ...
Chinese woman1 (as Maria Abe)
Yasuko Shiba ...
Chinese woman 3
Ryô Mukuta ...
Japanese soldier
Taneko ...
Yayoi
Naoko Orikasa ...
Toshiko
Takaaki Kaneko ...
Village man 2

Directed by

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Kôji Wakamatsu

Written by

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Hisako Kurosawa ... (screenplay) &
Masao Adachi ... (screenplay) (as Izuru Deguchi)
 
Rampo Edogawa ... (short story 'Imo Mushi')

Produced by

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Takahito Obinata ... line producer
Noriko Ozaki ... producer
Kôji Wakamatsu ... producer

Music by

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Sally Kubota
Yumi Okada

Cinematography by

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Yoshihisa Toda
Tomohiko Tsuji

Editing by

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Shûichi Kakesu

Editorial Department

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Momoko Ishida ... assistant editor
Kumiko Sakamoto ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Ryôji Kobayashi

Art Direction by

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Hiromi Nozawa

Costume Design by

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Makie Miyamoto ... (as Masae Miyamoto)

Makeup Department

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Akiteru Nakada ... special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Orie Fukushi ... assistant director
Eri Hanaki ... assistant director
Sôichirô Oda ... assistant director
Daisuke Suda ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Yukio Kubota ... sound
Chinsui Son ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Takakimi Hashimoto ... special effects makeup (as Takahiko Hashimoto)
Fumie Iida ... special effects makeup
Akiteru Nakada ... special effects makeup

Visual Effects by

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Kazuhiro Nishio ... visual effects
Masaru Tateishi ... visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yûsaku Mitsuwaka ... assistant camera
Reiji Ohkubo ... gaffer
Taku Takahashi ... lighting technician
Mio Wakisaka ... lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Chino Komatsu ... costume assistant

Music Department

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Mamoru Ko ... musical director
Mitsuko ... musician
Aya Nakamoto ... musician
Mai Tanaka ... musician

Additional Crew

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Rosemary Dean ... English subtitles
Tetsu Kimata ... making-of
Tetsuro Shimauchi ... English subtitles

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Special Effects

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  • M.E.U. (special make-up effects)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honored and decorated soldier... but deprived of his arms and legs lost in battle in mainland China. All hopes, from the village men and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant's wife: she must honor the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the 'god soldier'... Written by Dissidenz International

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Taglines Sex-with-wife-on-top See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • キャタピラー (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Caterpillar (World-wide, English title)
  • Le Soldat Dieu (France)
  • O Bom Soldado (Portugal)
  • 芋虫 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 85 min
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Box Office

Budget $120,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Goofs Kurokawa is a 2nd Lieutenant and correctly called such "Shoi" throughout the film, but his uniform consistently displays the rank of a Major or "Shosa". On the lapel insignia, a 2nd Lieutenant would have 2 red strips and one star, not 3 red strips and one star as shown in the film. See more »
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