The Insect Woman
movie
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
Released November 16, 1963
Genres:
Overview
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.
Runtime
2h 3m
Origin Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original Title
にっぽん昆虫記
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- 日本語 (Japanese)
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Japan
Keywords
- adultery
- japan
- prostitute
- buddhism
- parent child relationship
- confession
- brothel
- pregnancy
- greed
- commune
- cynicism
- family relationships
- poverty
- prostitution
- lust
- freeze frame
- incest
- starvation
- prostitution ring
- 1920s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1910s
- 1930s
- serf
- spanning generations
- breastfeeding
- abusive stepfather
- political allegory
- taisho period
