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The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman
にっぽん昆虫記
RATING7.4 / 10
GENRESDrama
YEAR1960s / 1963
RUNTIME2h 03m
LANGUAGEJapanese
COUNTRYJapan
NOT STREAMING IN U.S.
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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