Movie Description
にっぽん昆虫記
(1963)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Shōhei Imamura
- Producer : Jirô Tomoda,Kano Otsuka
- Writer : Shōhei Imamura,Keiji Hasebe
- Editor : Mutsuo Tanji
- Cast : Sachiko Hidari,Jitsuko Yoshimura,Shoichi Ozawa,Hiroyuki Nagato,Kayoko Honoo,Masumi Harukawa,Emiko Aizawa,Emiko Higashi,Daizaburo Hirata,Seizaburō Kawazu,Teruko Kishi,Tanie Kitabayashi,Kazuo Kitamura,Masakazu Kuwayama,Sumie Sasaki,Taiji Tonoyama,Asao Koike,Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Cast
Tome Matsuki
Nobuko
Ken
Matsunami
Miyako
Midori
Rui
Kane
Kamibayashi
Karasawa
Rin
Madam
Chuji
Owagawa En's Lover
En
Foreman
Sawakichi
Honda
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Facts
Original Titleにっぽん昆虫記
Status Released
Release Information
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1963-11-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 03m
Homepagehttps://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/20758.html
Production CompaniesNikkatsu Corporation
Genres
- Drama






































































