The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

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.

JP

Made in JP

7.2/10

1963

Drama
Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

As Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

As Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

As Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

As Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

As Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

As Midori

Emiko Aizawa

Emiko Aizawa

As Rui

Emiko Higashi

Emiko Higashi

As Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

As Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

As Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

As Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

As Madam

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

As Chuji

Masakazu Kuwayama

Masakazu Kuwayama

As Owagawa En's Lover

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

As En

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

As Foreman

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

As Sawakichi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

As Honda

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