The Insect Woman (1963)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 8.995 |
Directed By
Shōhei Imamura
Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Keiji Hasebe
Kanō Ōtsuka
Tsuneo Furuyama
Masanori Yamanoi
Kimihiko Nakamura
Jirô Tomoda
Tadahiko Isomi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Mutsuo Tanji
Shinsaku Himeda
Yasuo Iwaki
TOP CAST
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
Asao Koike
Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Honda
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