

にっぽん昆虫記
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
November 16, 1963
2h 3m
JA
Shōhei Imamura
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.

Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa
Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami


Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
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Kayoko Honoo
Miyako

Masumi Harukawa
Midori

Emiko Aizawa
Rui

Emiko Higashi
Kane

Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa

Nikkatsu Corporation
JP