Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live a peaceful life in a house on the coast. There she takes care of an old deaf, dumb and blind man as if he were an insect, a child or a pet. He can’t do anything for himself, so she feeds him and accompanies him on his walks. This strong mutual dependency offers Kaoru an escape from society and allows her to free herself from restrictions imposed by common sense.
Kyoka Suzuki
Kaoru
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Blind Man
Masanobu Ando
Taichi
Ayumi Ito
Eiko
Yoichiro Saito
Machiko Ono
Nurse
Ken Mitsuishi
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Shûji Yamamoto
Naoko Yamazaki
Crickets is a drama film released in 2006. Directed by Shinji Aoyama, it stars Kyoka Suzuki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masanobu Ando. Kaoru, a wealthy woman whose youth is fading, abandons the hustle and bustle of the city to live a peaceful life in a house on the coast. There she takes care of an old deaf, dumb and blind man as if he were an insect, a child or a pet. He can’t do anything for himself, so she feeds him and accompanies him on his walks. This strong mutual dependency offers Kaoru an escape from society and allows her to free herself from restrictions imposed by common sense.
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