Silence Has No Wings

1966 • 1h 40m • Drama

6.9(19 votes)

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.

Director

Kazuo Kuroki

Writers

Kazuo Kuroki, Hisaya Iwasa, Yasuo Matsukawa

Status

Released