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The Insect Woman (1963)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 3M

Director : Shôhei Imamura

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Emiko Aizawa
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Masumi Harukawa
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Emiko Higashi
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Honda

Crews

Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Director
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Jirô Tomoda
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kano Ôtsuka
Kano Ôtsuka
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Kimihiko Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Masanori Yamanoi
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Tadahiko Isomi
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Tsuneo Furuyama
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
Yasuo Iwaki
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Director

Posters and backgrounds

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