The Insect Woman
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 123 mins
(67 votes)
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.
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
- Jitsuko Yoshimura
- Emiko Aizawa
- Masumi Harukawa
- Emiko Higashi
- Daizaburo Hirata
- Seizaburō Kawazu
- Teruko Kishi
- Tanie Kitabayashi
- Kazuo Kitamura
- Masakazu Kuwayama
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Shoichi Ozawa
- Sumie Sasaki
- Taiji Tonoyama
- Asao Koike
- Kayoko Honoo
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Director
- Shōhei Imamura
Producers
- Jirô Tomoda
- Kanō Ōtsuka
