The Insect Woman 1963

Synopsis

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 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

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