The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman
Drama

The Insect Woman

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

7.2(74 votes)·1963 123m·JA· Japan

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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.

TMDB

7.2/10

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Director

Shōhei Imamura

Studios

Nikkatsu Corporation

Budget

Revenue

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

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Emiko Aizawa

Rui

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Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

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