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The Insect Woman
Released: November 16, 1963 (1963)
Runtime: 123 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- SeizaburÅ Kawazu as Karasawa
Age at release: 55
- Shoichi Ozawa as Ken
Age at release: 34
- Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki
Age at release: 33
- Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami
Age at release: 29
- Masumi Harukawa as Midori
Age at release: 28
- Kayoko Honoo as Miyako
Age at release: 22
- Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko
Age at release: 20
- Emiko Aizawa as Rui
Age at release: Unknown
- Emiko Higashi as Kane
Age at release: Unknown
- Daizaburo Hirata as Kamibayashi
Age at release: Unknown
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- Teruko Kishi as Rin
Age at release: 58
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Madam
Age at release: 52
- Taiji Tonoyama as Foreman
Age at release: 48
- Masakazu Kuwayama as Owagawa En's Lover
Age at release: 41
- Kazuo Kitamura as Chuji
Age at release: 36
- Sumie Sasaki as En
Age at release: 35
- Asao Koike as Sawakichi
Age at release: 32
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Honda
Age at release: 31