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    The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

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

    1963

    2:03:13

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    7.4/10 (69)

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    The Insect Woman

    Genre

    Drama

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Shōhei Imamura

    Writers

    Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe,

    Stars

    Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Emiko Aizawa, Masumi Harukawa, Emiko Higashi,