The Insect Woman
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.
Year: 1963
Genre: Drama
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo, Masumi Harukawa
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Writer), Keiji Hasebe (Writer), Jirô Tomoda (Producer), Kanō Ōtsuka (Producer), Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 123 minutes
Release: Nov 16, 1963
IMDb: 7.23/10 by 72 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, cynicism, family relationships, poverty, prostitution, lust, freeze frame, incest, starvation, prostitution ring, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1910s, 1930s, serf, spanning generations, breastfeeding, abusive stepfather, political allegory, taisho period
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