The Insect Woman

にっぽん昆虫記

1963·123'

Shōhei Imamura

Drama

Japanese

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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.

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