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The Insect Woman (1963)

Original title: にっぽん昆虫記

NR · 1963-11-16 · 2h 3m · JA
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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.

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Shōhei ImamuraDirector, WriterKeiji HasebeWriter

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Emiko AizawaEmiko AizawaRuiMasumi HarukawaMasumi HarukawaMidoriSachiko HidariSachiko HidariTome MatsukiEmiko HigashiEmiko HigashiKaneDaizaburo HirataDaizaburo HirataKamibayashiSeizaburō KawazuSeizaburō KawazuKarasawaTeruko KishiTeruko KishiRinTanie KitabayashiTanie KitabayashiMadamKazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraChujiMasakazu KuwayamaMasakazu KuwayamaOwagawa En's LoverHiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki NagatoMatsunamiShoichi OzawaShoichi OzawaKen

Keywords

1910sPregnancyParent child relationshipJapan1960sFamily relationshipsAdultery1920s1930s1950sProstitute1940sPovertyGreedBrothelStarvationProstitutionIncestConfessionLustCynicismCommuneIndependent filmAbusive stepfatherBuddhismFreeze frameSpanning generationsBreastfeedingProstitution ringSerf

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinity1910s · Pregnancy · Parent Child RelationshipDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily RelationshipsDirector preference226700Actor preference277804 · 202019 · 437018

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What is The Insect Woman about?

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 long is The Insect Woman?

The Insect Woman has a runtime of 123 minutes.

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