The Insect Woman
1963, drama
123 minutes
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
Rui
Midori
Tome Matsuki
Kane
Kamibayashi
Karasawa
Rin
Madam
Chuji
Owagawa En's Lover
Matsunami
Ken
En
Foreman
Sawakichi
Miyako
Nobuko
Honda
Crew
Art
Art direction
Camera
Directing
Director
Editing
Editor
Lighting
Production
Producer
Producer
Sound
Original music composer
Writing
Writer
Writer
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