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The Insect Woman

Movie 1963 TMDB 7.2/10 Released

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.

The Insect Woman is a movie first shown in 1963. Runtime is 123 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama. TMDB score 7.2/10 from 79 votes.

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79TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Japanese title
にっぽん昆虫記
Release year
1963
Release date
November 16, 1963
Status
Released
Runtime
123 minutes
Genres
Drama
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Director
Shōhei Imamura
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (79 votes)
TMDB
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Official website
www.nikkatsu.com

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

E

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

E

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Chuji

M

Masakazu Kuwayama

Owagawa En's Lover

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

En

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Foreman

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Sawakichi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Honda

Characters

  • Tome Matsuki voiced by Sachiko Hidari
  • Nobuko voiced by Jitsuko Yoshimura
  • Ken voiced by Shoichi Ozawa
  • Matsunami voiced by Hiroyuki Nagato
  • Miyako voiced by Kayoko Honoo
  • Midori voiced by Masumi Harukawa
  • Rui voiced by Emiko Aizawa
  • Kane voiced by Emiko Higashi
  • Kamibayashi voiced by Daizaburo Hirata
  • Karasawa voiced by Seizaburō Kawazu
  • Rin voiced by Teruko Kishi
  • Madam voiced by Tanie Kitabayashi
  • Chuji voiced by Kazuo Kitamura
  • Owagawa En's Lover voiced by Masakazu Kuwayama
  • En voiced by Sumie Sasaki
  • Foreman voiced by Taiji Tonoyama
  • Sawakichi voiced by Asao Koike
  • Honda voiced by Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

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