Movie

The Insect Woman

★ 7.2/10 · 78 votes 1963 2h 3m Released

Drama

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 Tome Matsuki Jitsuko Yoshimura Nobuko Shoichi Ozawa Ken Hiroyuki Nagato Matsunami Kayoko Honoo Miyako Masumi Harukawa Midori