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The Insect Woman (1963)

The Insect Woman (1963)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1963, November 16
Directors: Shōhei Imamura
Countries: Japan
Production: Nikkatsu Corporation, Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast: Tanie Kitabayashi, Taiji Tonoyama, Kazuo Kitamura, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Seizaburō Kawazu, Asao Koike, Masakazu Kuwayama, Hiroyuki Nagato, Masumi Harukawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Sachiko Hidari

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.

Keywords:

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