Film
The Insect Woman
1963 · 2h 3m · Drama
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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- 7.4
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- 86%
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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
Midori
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
Crew
- Shōhei ImamuraDirector · Writer
- Keiji HasebeWriter
- Kano OtsukaProducer
- Jirô TomodaProducer
- Shinsaku HimedaDirector of Photography
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Mutsuo TanjiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 16, 1963
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama
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