The Insect Woman (1963)
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.
Director: Shōhei Imamura
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Sachiko Hidari Tome Matsuki |
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Jitsuko Yoshimura Nobuko |
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Emiko Aizawa Rui |
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Masumi Harukawa Midori |
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Emiko Higashi Kane |
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Daizaburo Hirata Kamibayashi |
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Seizaburō Kawazu Karasawa |
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Teruko Kishi Rin |
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Tanie Kitabayashi Madam |
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Kazuo Kitamura Chuji |
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Masakazu Kuwayama Owagawa En's Lover |
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Hiroyuki Nagato Matsunami |
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Shoichi Ozawa Ken |
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Sumie Sasaki En |
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Taiji Tonoyama Foreman |
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Asao Koike Sawakichi |
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Kayoko Honoo Miyako |
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Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Honda |
Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Director |
Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Writer |
Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
Writing | Keiji Hasebe | Writer |
Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
Directing | Tadahiko Isomi | Assistant Director |
Production | Jirô Tomoda | Producer |
Sound | Tsuneo Furuyama | Sound |
Production | Kanō Ōtsuka | Producer |
Production | Masanori Yamanoi | Production Manager |
Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki | Lighting Director |