The Insect Woman
1964
Drama | 29 June 1964
Masumi Harukawa, Sachiko Hidari, Daizaburo Hirata
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.
