The Insect Woman

IMDb 7.2HDNR1963

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.

Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Released: 1963-11-16
Directors: Shōhei Imamura
Productions: Nikkatsu Corporation
Casts: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo