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The Insect Woman (1963)

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overview : 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.

Release Date : Nov 16, 1963

Runtime : 2h 3m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Nikkatsu Corporation

Countries : Japan

Keywords : adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, cynicism, family relationships, poverty, prostitution, lust, freeze frame, incest, semi-documentary, pink film, starvation, prostitution ring, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1910s, 1930s, serf, spanning generations, breastfeeding, abusive stepfather, political allegory


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