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The Insect Woman

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1963-11-16

Runtime: 123 mins

Director: Shōhei Imamura

Writer: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Insect Woman

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries: Japan

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