The Insect Woman

Name: The Insect Woman
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo

2h 03m1963

About this film

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.

Sachiko HidariTome Matsuki
Jitsuko YoshimuraNobuko
Shoichi OzawaKen
Hiroyuki NagatoMatsunami
Kayoko HonooMiyako
Masumi HarukawaMidori

Director: Shōhei Imamura
Writer: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Genre: Drama

Later dates

Institute of Contemporary ArtsLondonfrom Sat 31 Oct

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