The Insect Woman

Name: The Insect Woman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-11-16
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo

"She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong."

7.2(73 votes)

2h 3m

November 16, 1963

Drama

Overview

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.