The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

123 mins | Drama, Documentary | Nov. 16, 1963

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.

The Insect Woman

123 mins | Drama, Documentary | Nov. 16, 1963

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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title にっぽん昆虫記
Directors Tadahiko Isomi, Shôhei Imamura
Writers Keiji Hasebe, Shôhei Imamura

Cast

Emiko Aizawa

as Rui

Masumi Harukawa

as Midori

Sachiko Hidari

as Tome Matsuki

Emiko Higashi

as Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

as Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

as Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

as Rin

Kazuo Kitamura

as Chuji

Masakazu Kuwayama

as Owagawa En's Lover

Hiroyuki Nagato

as Matsunami

Shoichi Ozawa

as Ken

Sumie Sasaki

as En

Taiji Tonoyama

as Foreman

Asao Koike

as Sawakichi

Kayoko Honoo

as Miyako

Jitsuko Yoshimura

as Nobuko