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The Insect Woman
NOV 16, 1963 · 123 MIN · DIR. SHŌHEI IMAMURA
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.
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Crew
Writer
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Director of Photography
Shinsaku Himeda
Editor
Mutsuo Tanji
Original Music Composer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Producer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kano Otsuka
