

Drama
The Insect Woman
1963
123 min
7.2
72.0%
User Score
(73 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY
Shōhei Imamura
STARRING
Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo





























