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The Insect Woman

Movie
1963
2h 3m
NR
Japanese
Drama
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7.2
Critic Score: 
81
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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.
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The Insect Woman

NR
Movie
1963
2h 3m
Japanese
Drama
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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.
Rating
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7.2
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The Insect Woman (1963) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
81

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Cast

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Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Emiko Aizawa
Masumi Harukawa
Emiko Higashi
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizabur Kawazu
Teruko Kishi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kazuo Kitamura
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Hiroyuki Nagato
Shoichi Ozawa
Sumie Sasaki
Taiji Tonoyama
Asao Koike
Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Directed By: Shōhei Imamura
Written By: Shōhei Imamura, Keiji Hasebe

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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Nippon konchûki.
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