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Movie · 1963

The Insect Woman

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

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Cyclical tragedy Social realism Poverty Female ambition Sexual exploitation Family conflict

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Release
1963
Runtime
123 min

Synopsis

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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