The Insect Woman
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
123 mins
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.
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Kanō Ōtsuka
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Director