Rent The Insect Woman (1963)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
Amorality in Japan. Tome (Sachiko Hidari) is born into poverty in rural Japan, in the late 1910s. Chuji (Kazuo Kitamura), her father, dotes on her; her mother is less faithful. Tome becomes a neighbor's mistress, works at his mill as World War II rages, and has a daughter. After an affair with a mill supervisor, Tome goes to Tokyo to seek her fortune. She leaves the child, Nobuko (Jitsuko Yoshimura), in Chuji's care. Tome's a maid at a brothel, learns trade from the madam, enjoys the protection of a businessman whose mistress she becomes, and is soon herself the boss. As Chuji ages and Nobuko grows up with her own ideas, can Tome's self-preserving schemes provide continued comfort? Or will the mice scamper over her? - Actors:
- Seizaburô Kawazu, Kazuo Kitamura, Tanie Kitabayashi, Teruko Kishi, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Azuma, Sumie Sasaki, Hiroyuki Nagato, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Koike, Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Masumi Harukawa, Daizaburô Hirata, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Tomoko Aoyagi, Hyôe Enoki, Kazuko Fujii, Makiko Fujisawa
- Directors:
- Shôhei Imamura
- Producers:
- Kazu Ôtsuka, Jirô Tomoda
- Writers:
- Keiji Hasebe, Shôhei Imamura
- Aka:
- Nippon konchûki / The Insect
- Studio:
- Radiance Films
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 123 minutes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/11/2026
- Run Time:
- 123 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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