The Insect Woman

(1963)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 79 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1963

Runtime: 123 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Сёхэй Имамура

Cast: 左幸子, 吉村実子, 小沢昭一, 長門裕之, 炎加世子, 春川ますみ, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Higashi, 平田大三郎, 河津清三郎

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.