The Insect Woman (1963)2h03
Drama
Director Shōhei Imamura
Also directed The Ballad of Narayama, Vengeance Is Mine, Black Rain, and 22 more
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.
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Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Shoichi Ozawa
Hiroyuki Nagato
Kayoko Honoo
Masumi Harukawa- Emiko Aizawa
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