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 : Kanō Ōtsuka,Jirô Tomoda
- Writer : Shōhei Imamura,Keiji Hasebe
- Editor : Mutsuo Tanji
- Cast : Sachiko Hidari,Jitsuko Yoshimura,Emiko Aizawa,Masumi Harukawa,Emiko Higashi,Daizaburo Hirata,Seizaburō Kawazu,Teruko Kishi,Tanie Kitabayashi,Kazuo Kitamura,Masakazu Kuwayama,Hiroyuki Nagato,Shoichi Ozawa,Sumie Sasaki,Taiji Tonoyama,Asao Koike,Kayoko Honoo,Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Cast
Tome Matsuki
Nobuko
Rui
Midori
Kane
Kamibayashi
Karasawa
Rin
Madam
Chuji
Owagawa En's Lover
Matsunami
Ken
En
Foreman
Sawakichi
Miyako
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