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Rating: 7.375/10 by 68 users

The Insect Woman (1963)

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.

Directing:
  • Shōhei Imamura
  • Tadahiko Isomi
Writing:
  • Shōhei Imamura
  • Keiji Hasebe
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Nov 16, 1963

Rating: 7.375/10 by 68 users

Alternative Title:
Nippon konchuki - JP
Nippon konchûki - JP
De insectenvrouw - BE
A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do Japão - BR
La mujer insecto - ES
La Femme insecte - FR
Rovarasszony - HU
Cronache entomologiche del Giappone - IT
La donna insetto - Cronaca entomologica del Giappone - IT
Kobieta owad - PL
A Mulher Insecto - PT
Женщина-насекомое - RU
The Insect Woman - JP
Záznam o japonském hmyzu - CZ
The Insect Woman - US

Country:
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 02 hour 03 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, cynicism, family relationships, poverty, prostitution, lust, freeze frame, incest, semi-documentary, pink film, starvation, prostitution ring, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1910s, 1930s, serf, spanning generations, breastfeeding, abusive stepfather, political allegory

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