芋虫
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Suehiro Maruo
Rampo Edogawa
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Last Gasp
Enterbrain
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芋虫 [The Caterpillar], is an adaptation of the 1929 Edogawa Rampo short story of the same name.
The Caterpillar is a haunting psychosexual tale of Lt. Sunaga, a disfigured and limbless veteran of WWI who returns home to his young and beautiful wife. Sunaga initially is given a hero's welcome, but is quickly forgotten and shunned because of his injuries. Unable to speak or care for himself, he is completely at the mercy of his wife as she grows to loathe and toy with him.
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20th CenturyAbusive Family MembersAdapted to MovieAmputeesBased on a NovelBased on a Short StoryBlindnessBody HorrorBorderline HCheating WifeControversialCunnilingusDeafnessDisabilitiesDisabilityDomestic AbuseEro GuroEro-GuroFascismFellatioGuroHousewife/vesJapanese CultureLiteratureMarried CoupleMeiji EraMute CharactersNudityNursesPoliticsScarsSexual AbuseSocial CommentarySymbolismTraumaVeteransWarsWife
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Themes > AdultThemes > DramaThemes > HistoricalThemes > HorrorThemes > PsychologicalThemes > Tragedy
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Audience Demographics > Male Oriented > Seinen Character Traits > Human Anatomy > Scars Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to Movie Derivative Work > Based on > Based on Literature > Based on a Novel Occupations > Nurse Relationship > Married Couple Sexual Content > Sex > Oral Intercourse Sexual Content > Sex > Oral Intercourse > Cunnilingus Themes > Disability Themes > Ecchi > Borderline H Themes > Historical > Period Piece > Late Modern & Contemporary > 20th Century Themes > Horror > Body Horror Themes > Nudity Themes > Politics Themes > Trauma Themes > War

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