The Insect Woman

19632h 3min

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.

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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.

Released
November 16, 1963
Runtime
2h 3min
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Genre
Drama
Language
Japanese
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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