The Insect Woman
Born in a rural farming village in 1918, Tomé survives decades of Japanese social upheaval, as well as abuse and servitude at the hands of various men. Yet Shohei Imamura, ever the cinematic “entomologist,” refuses to make a victim of her, instead observing Tomé (played by the extraordinary Sachiko Hidari) as a fascinating, pragmatic creature of twentieth-century Japan. A portrait of opportunism and resilience in three generations of women, The Insect Woman is Imamura’s most expansive film, and Tomé his ultimate heroine.
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Conversation between Shohei Imamura and critic Tadao Sato about the film
- Interview with critic and historian Tony Rayns
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critics Dennis Lim
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Collector's Set
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Conversation between Shohei Imamura and critic Tadao Sato about the film
- Interview with critic and historian Tony Rayns
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critics Dennis Lim
Cast
- Keiko Aizawa
- Rui Matsuki
- Masumi Harukawa
- Midori Tani
- Sachiko Hidari
- Tome Matsuki
- Emiko Azuma
- Kane Sakashita
- Daizaburo Hirata
- Yoshiji Kanbayashi
- Seizaburo Kawazu
- Karasawa
- Teruko Kishi
- Rin Matsuki
- Tanie Kitabayashi
- Suma Kanie
- Kazuo Kitamura
- Chuji Matsuki
- Asao Koike
- Sawakichi Matsuki
- Masakazu Kuwayama
- En’s lover (Onogawa)
Credits
- Director
- Shohei Imamura
- Screenplay
- Keiji Hasebe
- Screenplay
- Shohei Imamura
- Cinematography
- Shinsaku Himeda
- Editing
- Mutsuo Tanji
- Art direction
- Kimihiko Nakamura
- Music
- Toshiro Mayuzumi
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