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Harmful Insect
69%
Movie
1h 32m
AI Analysis
Harmful Insect (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Harmful Insect (2002) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Harmful Insect 69% (29 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 29 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-03-16
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 89800
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Is there an official trailer for Harmful Insect?
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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 sh... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Harmful Insect?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Harmful Insect?
The official runtime for Harmful Insect is approximately 92 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Aoi Miyazaki
Sachiko Kita
Yu Aoi
Natsuko Yamaoka
Ryo
Toshiko Kita
Seiichi Tanabe
Ogata
Yuria Haga
Rumi
Yūsuke Iseya
Cofeeshop Guy
Eihi Shiina
Music Teacher
- T
Tetsu Sawaki
Takao
- K
Koji Ishikawa
Kyuzo
Ken Mitsuishi
Man with Cell Phone
Takayo Mimura
Kazumi
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Middle-Aged Man in Convenience Store
Houka Kinoshita
Truck Driver
Nao Omori
Man at Love Hotel
Susumu Terajima
Male Teacher
Masahiro Toda
Ogata's Colleague
- Y
Yusaku Suzuki
Hanasaka
Mamoru Watanabe
Vagrant
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