After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post-war Japan.
11th February 1966
60 years ago
1 hour 40 minutes
Finishes at 11:24pm
7.3/10
69%
71%
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