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.
- Released
- 1963-11-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Shōhei Imamura
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 79 votes
Cast
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