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The Insect Woman

11/16/1963

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2hrs 3min

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Drama

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Sachiko Hidari
  • Jitsuko Yoshimura
  • Emiko Aizawa
  • Masumi Harukawa
  • Emiko Higashi

    Directors

  • Shōhei Imamura
  • Tadahiko Isomi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Nikkatsu Corporation

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

Kazuo Kitamura

Chuji

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