The Insect Woman
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
1963 2h 03m 7.2Movie
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 HidariJitsuko YoshimuraShoichi OzawaHiroyuki NagatoKayoko HonooMasumi HarukawaEmiko AizawaEmiko HigashiDaizaburo HirataSeizaburō KawazuTeruko KishiTanie Kitabayashi
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