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The Insect Woman
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
1963 · 2h 3m · NOT RATED
Drama
Directed by
Shōhei Imamura
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The Insect Woman
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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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