The Insect Woman (1964)

  • NR
  • 06/29/1964 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 3m

She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.

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.

Shōhei Imamura

Director, Writer

Keiji Hasebe

Writer

Cast

Sachiko Hidari's headshot

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura's headshot

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa's headshot

Emiko Aizawa

Rui
Masumi Harukawa's headshot

Masumi Harukawa

Midori
Emiko Higashi's headshot

Emiko Higashi

Kane
Daizaburo Hirata's headshot

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu's headshot

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa
Teruko Kishi's headshot

Teruko Kishi

Rin

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