The Insect Woman
- Original title
- Nippon konchuki (The Insect Woman)
- Year
- 1963
- Running time
- 123 min.
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Emiko Aizawa
- Masumi Harukawa
- Sachiko Hidari
- Daizaburo Hirata
- Seizaburô Kawazu
- Teruko Kishi
- Tanie Kitabayashi
- Kazuo Kitamura
- Asao Koike
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Shoichi Ozawa
- Tomio Aoki
- Hyôe Enoki
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Prostitution. 1940s. 1950s
- Synopsis
- Tome was born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. She is molested from childhood by her stepfather. As a young adult she moves from her rural village to find work in factory, where she engages in an affair with her boss. She works later as a maid, and then as a prostitute.
- Awards
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1964: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Actress (Sachiko Hidari)
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