The Insect Woman

2h 3min

Drama

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.

Release date

16th Nov 1963

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語