Country
Germany
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Certification
18
Note
Berlin International Film Festival
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
2h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Emiko Higashi | Kane |
| Daizaburo Hirata | Kamibayashi |
| Seizaburō Kawazu | Karasawa |
| Teruko Kishi | Rin |
| Tanie Kitabayashi | Madam |
| Kazuo Kitamura | Chuji |
| Masakazu Kuwayama | Owagawa En's Lover |
| Sumie Sasaki | En |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Foreman |
| Asao Koike | Sawakichi |
| Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Honda |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | にっぽん昆虫記 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Sito ufficiale | nikkatsu.com |
| Data di uscita | 16 novembre 1963 |
| Producer | Kano Otsuka, Jirô Tomoda |
| Writer | Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe |
| Editors | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Asst. Directors | Tadahiko Isomi, Shōhei Imamura |
| Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki |
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| Camera Operators | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Add. Photography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Production Design | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Art Direction | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Set Decoration | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Composer | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Tsuneo Furuyama |
| Sound | Tsuneo Furuyama, Toshirō Mayuzumi |
Release dates
Limited release
Country
Singapore
Date
Jul 03, 2012
Certification
PG
Note
Japanese Film Festival Singapore
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 16, 1963
Country
United States
Date
Jun 29, 1964
Certification
NR
Country
Romania
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 14, 1967
Certification
18
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Country
France
Date
Oct 11, 1972
Certification
U
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 26, 1981
Note
Gent
Country
Russia
Date
Oct 01, 2010
Note
Ретроспектива фильмов Сёхэя Имамуры в Москве
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