Released
The Insect Woman
November 16 1963 (about 61 years ago)Rating
74
Based on
68 reviews
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
- Director: Shōhei Imamura
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 3 m
- Country: Japan
- Company: Nikkatsu Corporation
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.
