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The Insect Woman (1963)

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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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.

Rated NR | Length 123 minutes

Actors

Emiko Aizawa | Masumi Harukawa | Sachiko Hidari | Emiko Higashi | Daizaburo Hirata | Seizaburô Kawazu | Teruko Kishi | Tanie Kitabayashi | Kazuo Kitamura | Masakazu Kuwayama | Hiroyuki Nagato | Shoichi Ozawa | Sumie Sasaki | Taiji Tonoyama | Asao Koike | Kayoko Honoo | Jitsuko Yoshimura | Shigeru Tsuyuguchi