The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman (1963)

7.2 123 min Movie
Drama

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

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.

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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

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