Japan Synopsis
キャタピラー
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. All hopes, from the villagers 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'. Kurokawa prior to leaving to fight in the war regularly beat and berated his wife for her barrenness and inability to bring him a son. When he returns home as an amputee with no hearing and no speech, his wife dutifully attends to him, even though he shows little appreciation for her dedicated care. His main concerns are getting fed and getting sex. Even in his own degraded condition, he manages to berate his wife. Eventually, though, his own memories infiltrate and he is haunted by his horrible, sadistic deeds, performed while in the duty of the Japanese military.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Caterpillar. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + War in Japan
59 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Caterpillar itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
Caterpillar holds position #272 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Caterpillar premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2364th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Caterpillar, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- wife beater · 2
- amputee · 1
- war crimes · 10
- deaf · 10
- japan · 454
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,335 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,465 of 1,933 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Skhole Co., Wakamatsu Production |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | August 14, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1508290 |