The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

29/6/1964 2h 3m 7.4/10

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.

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Top Billed Cast

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

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