Movie
The Insect Woman
1963 · 123 min
This is a heavy, unflinching look at the cyclical nature of human failing against a backdrop of societal struggle.
- Directed by
- Shōhei Imamura
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa
- Tagline
- She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
- 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.
- How it feels
- Dark, cynical and bleak. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Class, greed, family, morality
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Shōhei Imamura
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa
