The Insect Woman
Shōhei Imamura1963-11-16
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
7.4
123 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Sachiko Hidari | Tome Matsuki | Unowned |
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Jitsuko Yoshimura | Nobuko | Unowned |
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Emiko Aizawa | Rui | Unowned |
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Masumi Harukawa | Midori | Unowned |
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Emiko Higashi | Kane | Unowned |
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Daizaburo Hirata | Kamibayashi | Unowned |
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Seizaburō Kawazu | Karasawa | Unowned |
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Teruko Kishi | Rin | Unowned |
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Tanie Kitabayashi | Madam | Unowned |
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Kazuo Kitamura | Chuji | Unowned |
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Masakazu Kuwayama | Owagawa En's Lover | Unowned |
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Hiroyuki Nagato | Matsunami | Unowned |
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Shoichi Ozawa | Ken | Unowned |
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Sumie Sasaki | En | Unowned |
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Taiji Tonoyama | Foreman | Unowned |
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Asao Koike | Sawakichi | Unowned |
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Kayoko Honoo | Miyako | Unowned |
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Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Honda | Unowned |