The Insect Woman
1963/11/16 (US) | Drama
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Lead Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
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Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
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Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Nikkatsu Corporation
Crews
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kanō Ōtsuka
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor