The Insect Woman (にっぽん昆虫記)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Writer: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Producer: Jirô Tomoda, Kanō Ōtsuka
Director of Photography: Shinsaku Himeda
Top Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
