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The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

Shōhei Imamura

1963

  • Drama
7.2

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.

Cast & crew

  • Shōhei ImamuraDirector
  • Sachiko HidariTome Matsuki
  • Jitsuko YoshimuraNobuko
  • Shoichi OzawaKen
  • Hiroyuki NagatoMatsunami
  • Kayoko HonooMiyako
  • Masumi HarukawaMidori
  • Emiko AizawaRui
  • Emiko HigashiKane

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