The Insect Woman

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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

123 min

Cast:

Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa

Quality:

HD

Director:

Shōhei Imamura

Release:

1963

Country:

Japan

Rating:

7.2