The Insect Woman (1963)

Name: The Insect Woman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-11-16
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo

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.

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Released 1963-11-16 · 123 min · Drama

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

Cast

Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa as Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo as Miyako
Masumi Harukawa as Midori
Emiko Aizawa as Rui
Emiko Higashi as Kane
Daizaburo Hirata as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu as Karasawa
Teruko Kishi as Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi as Madam
Kazuo Kitamura as Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama as Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki as En