The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman (1963)

1963-11-16 · 123 min · Rating 7.20/10 (73 votes)

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

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.

Drama

Keywords

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s abusive stepfather adultery breastfeeding brothel buddhism commune confession cynicism family relationships freeze frame greed incest japan lust parent child relationship political allegory poverty pregnancy prostitute prostitution prostitution ring serf spanning generations starvation