Caterpillar (Kyatapira) (NR)

synopsis

1940, and Shigeko’s husband returns from the second Sino-Japanese war a decorated hero. She’s not exactly thrilled, however: partly because his awful injuries make him entirely dependent upon her, and partly because he was a horrible spouse to begin with. As the town around her lionises Shigeko for her loyalty to a ‘war god’, her home becomes the site of a whole new battle...