The Insect Woman

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.

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Played Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura

Played Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa

Played Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato

Played Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo

Played Miyako
Masumi Harukawa

Played Midori
Emiko Aizawa

Played Rui
Emiko Higashi

Played Kane
Daizaburo Hirata

Played Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu

Played Karasawa
Teruko Kishi

Played Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi

Played Madam
Kazuo Kitamura

Played Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama

Played Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki

Played En
Taiji Tonoyama

Played Foreman
Asao Koike

Played Sawakichi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Played Honda

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