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にっぽん昆虫記 (1963)
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
123 minNot RatedDrama
TMDb7.2/1075 votes
IMDb7.4/102,630 votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Translated title: 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.
Country: Japan
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Awards: 12 wins & 1 nomination total
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
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Emiko Aizawa
Rui
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Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
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Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Keywords
Plot:adulteryprostitutebuddhismparent child relationshipconfessionbrothelpregnancygreedcommunecynicismfamily relationshipspovertyprostitutionlustfreeze frameinceststarvationprostitution ringserfspanning generationsbreastfeedingabusive stepfatherpolitical allegorytaisho period
Time:1920s1940s1950s1960s1910s1930s
Place:japan
