
The Insect Woman (1963)
Drama
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
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
The 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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