The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman (1963)

November 16th, 19632h 3min

Drama
72%

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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