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    The Insect Woman

    123'

    1963-11-16

    7.2

    She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingShōhei ImamuraWritingShōhei Imamura

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    Cast

    1

    Tome Matsuki

    Sachiko Hidari

    1

    Nobuko

    Jitsuko Yoshimura

    2

    Ken

    Shoichi Ozawa

    2

    Matsunami

    Hiroyuki Nagato

    1

    Miyako

    Kayoko Honoo

    1

    Midori

    Masumi Harukawa

    1

    Rui

    Emiko Aizawa

    1

    Kane

    Emiko Higashi

    1

    Kamibayashi

    Daizaburo Hirata

    1

    Karasawa

    Seizaburō Kawazu

    1

    Rin

    Teruko Kishi

    1

    Madam

    Tanie Kitabayashi

    1

    Chuji

    Kazuo Kitamura

    1

    Owagawa En's Lover

    Masakazu Kuwayama

    1

    En

    Sumie Sasaki

    1

    Foreman

    Taiji Tonoyama

    1

    Sawakichi

    Asao Koike

    1

    Honda

    Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Japan
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Nikkatsu Corporation
    • Vote Count: 80
    • Popularity: 1.5098
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:にっぽん昆虫記

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