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The Insect Woman

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

7.219632h 3mReleased77 votes

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.

Director:
Shōhei Imamura
Country:
Japan
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Cast

  • Sachiko Hidari

    Tome Matsuki

  • Jitsuko Yoshimura

    Nobuko

  • Shoichi Ozawa

    Ken

  • Hiroyuki Nagato

    Matsunami

  • Kayoko Honoo

    Miyako

  • Masumi Harukawa

    Midori

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    Emiko Aizawa

    Rui

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    Emiko Higashi

    Kane

  • Daizaburo Hirata

    Kamibayashi

  • Seizaburō Kawazu

    Karasawa

  • Teruko Kishi

    Rin

  • Tanie Kitabayashi

    Madam

  • Kazuo Kitamura

    Chuji

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    Masakazu Kuwayama

    Owagawa En's Lover

  • Sumie Sasaki

    En

  • Taiji Tonoyama

    Foreman

  • Asao Koike

    Sawakichi

  • Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

    Honda

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