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The Insect Woman

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

November 16, 1963 123 min NR JA
✓ Released 22789 days ago
Drama
7.2

User Score

73 votes

About

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.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Runtime: 123 min

Top Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Emiko Higashi

Kane

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