Drama · Japan · 1963 · 2h 3m

The Insect Woman

にっぽん昆虫記

The Insect Woman poster
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Cast
Sachiko Hidari as Tome Matsuki Jitsuko Yoshimura as Nobuko Shoichi Ozawa as Ken Hiroyuki Nagato as Matsunami Kayoko Honoo as Miyako Masumi Harukawa as Midori
Crew
Shinsaku Himeda — Director of Photography Mutsuo Tanji — Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Shōhei Imamura — Writer Keiji Hasebe — Writer Jirô Tomoda — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
adulteryjapanprostitutebuddhismparent child relationshipconfessionbrothelpregnancygreedcommunecynicismfamily relationships
Key Collaborators
Shōhei Imamura Director Shinsaku Himeda Director of Photography Mutsuo Tanji Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Shōhei Imamura Writer Keiji Hasebe Writer Jirô Tomoda Producer Kano Otsuka Producer
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