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The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman
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.
rating
7.2
runtime
123 min

Release

1963-11-16

Genres

Drama

Cast

Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
as Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
as Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Kayoko Honoo
as Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Masumi Harukawa
as Midori
Emiko Aizawa
Emiko Aizawa
as Rui
Emiko Higashi
Emiko Higashi
as Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Daizaburo Hirata
as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
as Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
as Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Masakazu Kuwayama
as Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
as En
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
as Foreman
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
as Sawakichi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as Honda

Director

Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
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