The Insect Woman
にっぽん昆虫記
Release: 1963-11-16
·Runtime: 123m
·★ 7.2
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
as Tome Matsuki
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Matsunami
Daizaburo Hirata
as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Karasawa
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Madam
Asao Koike
as Sawakichi
Shoichi Ozawa
as Ken
Kayoko Honoo
as Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
as Midori
Kazuo Kitamura
as Chuji
Sumie Sasaki
as En
Taiji Tonoyama
as Foreman
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Nobuko
Teruko Kishi
as Rin
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as Honda
