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The Insect Woman
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The Insect Woman

“She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.”

1963 · 2h 3m · NR   ·  Drama

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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.

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Sachiko Hidari Sachiko Hidari Tome MatsukiJitsuko Yoshimura Jitsuko Yoshimura NobukoShoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa KenHiroyuki Nagato Hiroyuki Nagato MatsunamiKayoko Honoo Kayoko Honoo MiyakoMasumi Harukawa Masumi Harukawa Midori Emiko Aizawa Rui Emiko Higashi KaneDaizaburo Hirata Daizaburo Hirata KamibayashiSeizaburō Kawazu Seizaburō Kawazu KarasawaTeruko Kishi Teruko Kishi RinTanie Kitabayashi Tanie Kitabayashi Madam

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