Writhing Tongue (1980)
Original title: 震える舌
Writhing Tongue is a 1980 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Mayuko Wakamori, Tsunehiko Watase and Yukiyo Toake.
Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.
Cast
- Mayuko Wakamori as Masako Miyoshi
- Tsunehiko Watase as Akira Miyoshi
- Yukiyo Toake as Kunie Miyoshi
- Ryoko Nakano as Dr. Nose
- Jūkichi Uno as Doctor
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Akira's mother
- Keizo Kanie as Yamagishi
- Sanae Nakahara as Sadae
- Sen Yano as Private Hospital Doctor
- Yasukiyo Umeno as Akira's Older Brother
- Tomoe Hiiro as Yamagishi's Wife
- Ken'ichi Katô