The Insect Woman (1963)
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.
Cast
- Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki
- Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko
- Shoichi Ozawa as Ken
- Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami
- Kayoko Honoo as Miyako
- Masumi Harukawa as Midori
- Emiko Aizawa as Rui
- Emiko Higashi as Kane
- Daizaburo Hirata as Kamibayashi
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Karasawa