The Insect Woman (1963)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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.
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Writer
Original Title にっぽん昆虫記
Status Released
Original Language Japanese
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Keywords
- buddhism
- japan
- prostitute
- adultery
- confession
- parent child relationship
- brothel
- commune
- pregnancy
- greed
- 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
Content Score
94
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