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The Insect Woman

Japanese · にっぽん昆虫記

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

1963

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.

Released
16 Nov 1963
Runtime
123 min
Also known as
Nippon konchuki, De insectenvrouw, A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do Japão, La mujer insecto
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Writers
Keiji Hasebe, Shōhei Imamura
Cinematography
Shinsaku Himeda
Music
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Editor
Mutsuo Tanji
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