The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

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

Sinopse

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.

  • 7.2
  • 1963
  • Released
  • 2h 3m
Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Keywords
  • #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
Made by  Geisiel Melo  with