The Insect Woman (1963)

7.2/10 123 min Drama

Overview

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

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

Kazuo Kitamura

Chuji

Sumie Sasaki

En

Taiji Tonoyama

Foreman

Asao Koike

Sawakichi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Honda

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