The Insect Woman

Name: The Insect Woman
Rating: 7.2

She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.

NR Drama

Starring: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo

Writer: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe

Release Date:
November 16, 1963

Ratings:
7.2 / 10

Director:
Shōhei Imamura

Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation

Overview

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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