The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

NR1963•123 min

4KHDRCC

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.

TMDB Rating:

7.4

Director:Shōhei Imamura

Official poster for The Insect Woman

Cast & Crew

Sachiko Hidari photo

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura photo

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa photo

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato photo

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo photo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa photo

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Daizaburo Hirata photo

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu photo

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Emiko Higashi

Kane

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