7.5
The Insect Woman
Original title: にっぽん昆虫記
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
7.277 votes19632h 3mReleased
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
- Released
- 16 November 1963
- Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
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Top Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
