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The Insect Woman(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-11-16
74%
69 Votes
Time: 2h 3m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Insect Woman
Top 10 Billed Cast
左幸子
Tome Matsuki
吉村実子
Nobuko
春川ますみ
Midori
平田大三郎
Kamibayashi
河津清三郎
Karasawa
岸辉子
Rin
北林谷栄
Madam
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