CinemaOSMovie · 1963 · 2h 3m · NR

The Insect Woman

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

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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.

Directed byShōhei Imamura

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 3m
Language
JA
Released
November 16, 1963
Studios
Nikkatsu Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Rui

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Creative team
Directed by
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Written by
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Keiji Hasebe
Produced by
Jirô Tomoda
Kano Otsuka

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