The Insect Woman
1963A 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.
Acted in
Sachiko Hidari
as Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa
as Rui
Masumi Harukawa
as Midori
Emiko Higashi
as Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
as Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
as Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
as Owagawa En's Lover
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
as Ken
Sumie Sasaki
as En
Taiji Tonoyama
as Foreman
Asao Koike
as Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
as Miyako
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as Honda