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
Shoichi Ozawa's headshot

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato's headshot

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo's headshot

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako
Masumi Harukawa's headshot

Masumi Harukawa

Midori
Emiko Aizawa's headshot

Emiko Aizawa

Rui
Emiko Higashi's headshot

Emiko Higashi

Kane

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