The Insect Woman (1963)
2h 3m · 16 Nov 1963
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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7.2/10
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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.
| Movie ID | 15375 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Shōhei Imamura |
| Main cast | Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo, Masumi Harukawa, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Higashi |
| Release date | 16 November 1963 |
| Release year | 1963 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Duration | 123 min (2h 3m) |
| Rating | 7.2 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Nikkatsu Corporation |
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
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Sachiko HidariTome Matsuki
Jitsuko YoshimuraNobuko
Shoichi OzawaKen
Hiroyuki NagatoMatsunami
Kayoko HonooMiyako
Masumi HarukawaMidori
Emiko AizawaRui
Emiko HigashiKane
Daizaburo HirataKamibayashi
Seizaburō KawazuKarasawa
Teruko KishiRin
Tanie KitabayashiMadam
Kazuo KitamuraChuji
Masakazu KuwayamaOwagawa En's Lover
Sumie SasakiEn
Taiji TonoyamaForeman
Asao KoikeSawakichi
Shigeru TsuyuguchiHonda
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