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Born in a rural farming village in 1918, Tomé survives decades of Japanese social upheaval, as well as abuse and servitude at the hands of various men. Yet Shohei Imamura, ever the cinematic “entomologist,” refuses to make a victim of her, instead observing Tomé (played by the extraordinary Sachiko Hidari) as a fascinating, pragmatic creature of twentieth-century Japan. A portrait of opportunism and resilience in three generations of women, The Insect Woman is Imamura’s most expansive film, and Tomé his ultimate heroine.
Original Release
11/16/1963
US Release
06/30/1964
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Seizaburô Kawazu | Karasawa |
Kazuo Kitamura | Chuji |
Tanie Kitabayashi | Madam |
Teruko Kishi | Rin |
Emiko Aizawa | Rui |
Emiko Azuma | Kane |
Sumie Sasaki | En |
Hiroyuki Nagato | Matsunami |
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Honda |
Asao Koike | Sawakichi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seizaburô Kawazu | Karasawa |
Kazuo Kitamura | Chuji |
Tanie Kitabayashi | Madam |
Teruko Kishi | Rin |
Emiko Aizawa | Rui |
Emiko Azuma | Kane |
Sumie Sasaki | En |
Hiroyuki Nagato | Matsunami |
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Honda |
Asao Koike | Sawakichi |
Sachiko Hidari | Tome Matsuki |
Jitsuko Yoshimura | Nobuko |
Masumi Harukawa | Midori |
Daisaburô Hirata | Kamibayashi |
Kayoko Honoo | Miyako |
Masakazu Kuwayama | Owagawa En's Lover |
Shoichi Ozawa | Ken |
Taiji Tonoyama | Foreman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jirô Tomoda | Producer |
Kazu Ôtsuka | Producer |