The Insect Woman

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

7.3

1963

2h 3m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Producers

Jirô Tomoda

Kanō Ōtsuka

Writers

Shōhei Imamura

Keiji Hasebe

Cinematography

Shinsaku Himeda

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Cast (18)

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

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