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The Insect Woman
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo, Masumi Harukawa
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Writer), Keiji Hasebe (Writer), Jirô Tomoda (Producer), Kano Otsuka (Producer), Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer)
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Runtime: 123 minutes
Quality: HD
Release: Nov 16, 1963
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Keyword : adultery japan prostitute buddhism parent child relationship confession brothel pregnancy greed commune cynicism family relationships poverty prostitution lust freeze frame incest starvation prostitution ring 1920s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1910s 1930s serf spanning generations breastfeeding abusive stepfather political allegory taisho period
