The Insect Woman
Shōhei Imamura | Japan
November 16, 1963 | 123m
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
Drama
Overview:
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.
Credits
| Sachiko Hidari | Tome Matsuki |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura | Nobuko |
| Emiko Aizawa | Rui |
| Masumi Harukawa | Midori |
| Emiko Higashi | Kane |
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