The Insect Woman
“She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.”
1963•NR•2h 3m•7.2•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation
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
Production
Company
Nikkatsu Corporation
Producer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kano Otsuka
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