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The Insect Woman

Original title: にっぽん昆虫記

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

★ 7.2 TMDB Rating · 79 votes

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.

Director
Shōhei Imamura
Release date
Nov 16, 1963
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of The Insect Woman

  • Portrait of Sachiko Hidari

    Sachiko Hidari

    Tome Matsuki

  • Portrait of Jitsuko Yoshimura

    Jitsuko Yoshimura

    Nobuko

  • Portrait of Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    Ken

  • Portrait of Hiroyuki Nagato

    Hiroyuki Nagato

    Matsunami

  • Portrait of Kayoko Honoo

    Kayoko Honoo

    Miyako

  • Portrait of Masumi Harukawa

    Masumi Harukawa

    Midori

  • Emiko Aizawa

    Rui

  • Emiko Higashi

    Kane

  • Portrait of Daizaburo Hirata

    Daizaburo Hirata

    Kamibayashi

  • Portrait of Seizaburō Kawazu

    Seizaburō Kawazu

    Karasawa

  • Portrait of Teruko Kishi

    Teruko Kishi

    Rin

  • Portrait of Tanie Kitabayashi

    Tanie Kitabayashi

    Madam

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Canada
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