The Insect Woman (にっぽん昆虫記) 61 years old
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
Credits
The Insect Woman Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Taiji Tonoyama He was 48, 73 years old when he died | as Foreman |
| Kazuo Kitamura He was 37, 80 years old when he died | as Chuji |
| Hiroyuki Nagato He was 30, 77 years old when he died | as Matsunami |
| Sachiko Hidari She was 34, 71 years old when she died | as Tome Matsuki |
| Masumi Harukawa She was 28, now 89 years old | as Midori |
| Masakazu Kuwayama He was 41, 61 years old when he died | as Owagawa En's Lover |
| Sumie Sasaki She was 36, 90 years old when she died | as En |
| Seizaburô Kawazu He was 55, 74 years old when he died | as Karasawa |
| Tanie Kitabayashi She was 53, 98 years old when she died | as Madam |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura She was 21, now 81 years old | as Nobuko |
| Teruko Kishi She was 59, 85 years old when she died | as Rin |
| Shoichi Ozawa He was 35, 83 years old when he died | as Ken |
| Emiko Aizawa | as Rui |
| Shigeru Tsuyuguchi He was 32, now 92 years old | as Honda |
| Kayoko Honoo | as Miyako |
| Emiko Higashi | as Kane |
| Asao Koike He was 32, 54 years old when he died | as Sawakichi |
| Daizaburo Hirata | as Kamibayashi |
The Insect Woman Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 47 (80) years old when He died | Camera |
| Shohei Imamura as Director. He was 37 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| Shohei Imamura as Writer. He was 37 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Keiji Hasebe as Writer. He was 49 (now 110) years old | Writing |
| Kimihiko Nakamura as Art Direction. | Art |
The Insect Woman (61 years)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
- Release day: Saturday, November 16, 1963
- Runtime: 123 minutes