Past and upcoming international festivals, CATERPILLAR was or will be screened at:

- Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI), 6-17 Apr 2011 (Argentina)
- Belgrade International Film Festival, 25 Feb-6 Mar 2011 (Serbia)
- Torino International Film Festival, 26 Nov-4 Dec 2010 (Italy)
- Stockholm International Film Festival, 18-28 Nov 2010 (Sweden)
- Ljubljana International Film Festival, 10-21 Nov 2010 (Slovenia)
- Estoril Film Festival, 5-14 Nov 2010 (Portugal)
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 22 Oct-4 Nov 2010 (Brazil)
- Vienna International Film Festival, 21 Oct-3 Nov 2010 (Austria)
- Mumbai International Film Festival, 21-28 Oct 2010 (India)
- Ghent International Film Festival, 12-23 Oct 2010 (Belgium)
- Chicago International Film Festival, 7-21 Oct 2010 (USA)
- Indie World Film Festival in Belo Horizonte, 2-9 Sept 2010 (Brazil)
- Montreal World Film Festival, 26 Aug-6 Sept 2010 (Canada)
- Melbourne International Film Festival, 22 Jul-8 Aug 2010 (Australia)
- Era New Horizons International Film Festival, 22 Jul-1 Aug 2010 (Wroclaw, Poland)
- Paris Cinema Festival, 3-13 Jul 2010 (France)
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2-10 Jul 2010 (Czech Republic)
- Art Film Fest, 18-26 Jun 2010 (Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, 16-27 Jun 2010 (UK)
- Jeonju International Film Festival, 29 Apr-7 May 2010 (South Korea)
- Hong Kong International Film Festival, 21 Mar-6 Apr 2010 (China)
- Berlin International Film Festival, 11-21 Feb 2010 (Germany)

SYNOPSIS
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honoured and decorated soldier… but deprived of his arms and legs lost in the battle in mainland China. All hopes, from the villagemen and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant’s wife: she must honour the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the ‘god soldier’…

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

In war human beings are violated, chopped up and burnt by other human beings.
Humans violating other humans.
Humans chopping up other humans.
Humans burning other humans.

Is there such a thing as a just war? Before the arrival of billowing mushroom clouds, falling incendiary shells or large-scale massacres, there were brightly lit houses filled with men, women, the aged and children— human beings. It was there that they ate and slept, ate and slept; living their routine lives.

What is the meaning of war? What is the meaning of people killing people for the sake of their country? Where in the world can we find a just war?

Don’t forget the stench of blood that covered the earth!
Don’t forget the smell of burnt flesh!
We must not forget… for this is what war is.

Over 140,000 people died in the Hiroshima Atomic bomb attack.
Over 70,000 people died in the Nagasaki Atomic bomb attack.
984 class B and C war criminals were sentenced to death.
Over 100,000 died in the Bombing of Tokyo.
Over 20 million died in the Asian continent.
Over 60 million died in World War II.

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