The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

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

1963 ja 123 minutes

Rating: 7.4

Plot

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

Emiko Aizawa

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

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

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Chuji

Masakazu Kuwayama

Masakazu Kuwayama

Owagawa En's Lover

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

En

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Foreman

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Sawakichi

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Honda

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