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The Insect Woman(1963)

にっぽん昆虫記

She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.

7.2(74)2h 3m1963-11-16

Drama

Overview

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

Director:: Shōhei Imamura
Writers:: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Producers:: Kano Otsuka, Jirô Tomoda
Cinematographer:: Shinsaku Himeda
Composer:: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Production:: Nikkatsu Corporation
Status:: Released

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Emiko Aizawa

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Emiko Higashi

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam