The Insect Woman (1963)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
- Released: 1963-11-16
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 2h 3m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 79 votes
Directed by Shōhei Imamura.
Top cast
- Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki
- Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko
- Shoichi Ozawa as Ken
- Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami
- Kayoko Honoo as Miyako
- Masumi Harukawa as Midori
- Emiko Aizawa as Rui
- Emiko Higashi as Kane
- Daizaburo Hirata as Kamibayashi
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Karasawa
Where to watch The Insect Woman
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
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