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The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

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

7.20 - voted by 74
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 poster

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura poster

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa poster

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato poster

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo poster

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa poster

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Emiko Aizawa poster

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Emiko Higashi poster

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata poster

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu poster

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi poster

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi poster

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

Kazuo Kitamura poster

Kazuo Kitamura

Chuji

Masakazu Kuwayama poster

Masakazu Kuwayama

Owagawa En's Lover

Sumie Sasaki poster

Sumie Sasaki

En