The Insect Woman (1963)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
1963 · NR · 2h 3m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Shinsaku Himeda
Editor: Mutsuo Tanji
Rated 7.2/10 by 77 viewers
Cast
Sachiko Hidari as Tome MatsukiJitsuko Yoshimura as NobukoShoichi Ozawa as KenHiroyuki Nagato as MatsunamiKayoko Honoo as MiyakoMasumi Harukawa as MidoriEmiko Aizawa as RuiEmiko Higashi as KaneDaizaburo Hirata as KamibayashiSeizaburō Kawazu as KarasawaTeruko Kishi as RinTanie Kitabayashi as MadamMore like this
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