The Insect Woman (1963)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
Release: 1963-11-16
Runtime: 123 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Shoichi Ozawa
Hiroyuki Nagato
Kayoko Honoo
Masumi Harukawa
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Emiko Aizawa
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Emiko Higashi
Daizaburo Hirata
Seizaburō Kawazu
Teruko Kishi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kazuo Kitamura
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Masakazu Kuwayama
Sumie Sasaki
Taiji Tonoyama
Asao Koike
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi