The Insect Woman
“She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.”
19632h 3mDrama
Released
November 16, 1963
TMDB Score
72% match · 79 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
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.
DirectorShōhei Imamura
- Released
- November 16, 1963
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
Top Billed Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
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