The Insect Woman
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.
Release Date: 1963-11-16
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (68 votes)
Official website: https://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/20758.html
Casts
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Nobuko
Masumi Harukawa
as Midori
Daizaburo Hirata
as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
as Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Madam
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
as Ken
Sumie Sasaki
as En
Taiji Tonoyama
as Foreman
