The Insect Woman
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.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
- Keyword: 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
- Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo, Masumi Harukawa
