An Ode to the Earthworm
1982, Japanese. Directed by Kazuhiro Sano.
After appearing in independent films by Matsui Yoshihiko and Ishii Sogo, Sano directed this independent film himself. Although this is his first film as a director, he has already established his own style of acting by playing the role of the main character, a young man with a lonely life and a gun in his hand. The film was selected for the Pia Film Festival in 1983 and was exhibited at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Antwerp Film Festival, and other film festivals overseas. This is the origin of Sano's hard and sad films.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1982
- Original title
- ミミズのうた
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazuhiro Sano
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An Ode to the Earthworm runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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An Ode to the Earthworm isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1982. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed An Ode to the Earthworm?
An Ode to the Earthworm (1982) was directed by Kazuhiro Sano and stars Kazuhiro Sano, Yoshihiko Matsui, Mariya Satsuki.