Harmful Insect (害虫) 23 years old

Harmful Insect

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.

Credits

Harmful Insect Cast

Name Character
Susumu Terajima He was 37, now 61 years old
Aoi Miyazaki She was 15, now 39 years old as Sachiko Kita
Yuria Haga She was 13, now 37 years old as Rumi
Houka Kinoshita
Yūsuke Iseya He was 24, now 48 years old as Cofeeshop Guy
Takayo Mimura She was 15, now 39 years old
Yū Aoi She was 15, now 39 years old as Natsuko Yamaoka
Nao Ōmori He was 29, now 52 years old
Seiichi Tanabe He was 31, now 55 years old as Ogata
Eihi Shiina She was 25, now 48 years old as Music Teacher
Ken Mitsuishi He was 39, now 63 years old
Ryō She was 28, now 51 years old as Toshiko Kita
Kenjirō Ishimaru He was 47, now 71 years old
Masahiro Toda He was 32, now 56 years old
Tetsu Sawaki He was 18, now 42 years old

Harmful Insect Crew

Name Department
Toshihiro Isomi as Production Design. He was 44 (now 67) years old Art
Tokushô Kikumura as Director of Photography. Camera
Akihiko Shiota as Director. He was 39 (now 63) years old Directing
Kiyono Yayoi as Writer. Writing
Hiroyuki Negishi as Producer. He was 40 (now 63) years old Production
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Harmful Insect (23 years)

  • Release day: Friday, March 16, 2001
  • Runtime: 92 minutes