Writhing Tongue (震える舌) 44 years old

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive at the conclusion that she has tetanus. It seems like the devil has come to dwell in the little girl's body. Her parents have to to bear the sufferings of their child and face the fear that they might also be the victims of tetanus. The once peaceful family has changed completely and the three have been cast into a bottomless hell.

Credits

Tanie Kitabayashi as Akira's mother

Keizō Kanie as Yamagishi

Sanae Nakahara as Sadae

Yukiyo Toake as Kunie Miyoshi

Tsunehiko Watase as Akira Miyoshi

Ryoko Nakano as Dr. Nose

Writhing Tongue Cast

Name	Character
Tanie Kitabayashi She was 69, 98 years old when she died	as Akira's mother
Keizō Kanie He was 36, 69 years old when he died	as Yamagishi
Sanae Nakahara She was 45, 76 years old when she died	as Sadae
Yukiyo Toake She was 37, now 82 years old	as Kunie Miyoshi
Tsunehiko Watase He was 36, 72 years old when he died	as Akira Miyoshi
Ryoko Nakano She was 30, now 74 years old	as Dr. Nose
Jukichi Uno He was 66, 73 years old when he died	as Doctor

Writhing Tongue Crew

Name	Department
Masato Ide as Writer. He was 60 (69) years old when He died	Writing
Takashi Kawamata as Director of Photography. He was 54 (93) years old when He died	Camera
Yoshitarō Nomura as Director. He was 61 (85) years old when He died	Directing
Yasushi Akutagawa as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (64) years old when He died	Sound

Writhing Tongue (44 years)

Release day: Saturday, November 22, 1980
Runtime: 114 minutes