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The Insect Woman

directed by Shōhei Imamura

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

19632h 3m★ 7.2
Drama
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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.

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

E

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

E

Emiko Higashi

Kane

details

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Language

Japanese

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