The Insect Woman
1963·2h 3m
7.2/ 10 (74 votes)
“She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.”
Drama
Overview
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
Writers
Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Where to Watch
Stream
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
?
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
?
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Details
Language
ja
Status
Released
