The Insect Woman
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
7.2
79 votes
November 16, 1963
2h 3m
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.
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Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
MidoriE
Emiko Aizawa
RuiE
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
ChujiM
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki
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