The Insect Woman
1963·Movie
·2h 3min·
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She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
Social CommentaryHistorical DramaClass StrugglesFemale ProtagonistEroticPoverty1910s-1960s JapanPsychological
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Directed by:
Shōhei Imamura, Tadahiko Isomi
Written by:
Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe
Produced by:
Kanō Ōtsuka, Masanori Yamanoi, Jirô Tomoda
Composed by:
Toshirō Mayuzumi, Tsuneo Furuyama
Sequels and Prequels
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