

The Insect Woman
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
★ 7.219632h 3mReleased
Drama
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.
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Language
Japanese
Top Cast

Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa
Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo
Miyako

Masumi Harukawa
Midori
E
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
E
Emiko Higashi
Kane

Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa

Teruko Kishi
Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam

Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
M
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover

Sumie Sasaki
En

Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman















