The Insect Woman
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.
Top Billed Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Featured Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kanō Ōtsuka
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
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