The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman by Shōhei Imamura

7.40

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.

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Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa as Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo as Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa as Midori

Emiko Aizawa

Emiko Aizawa as Rui

Emiko Higashi

Emiko Higashi as Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata as Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu as Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi as Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi as Madam

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura as Chuji

Masakazu Kuwayama

Masakazu Kuwayama as Owagawa En's Lover

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki as En

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama as Foreman

Asao Koike

Asao Koike as Sawakichi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Honda

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