The Insect Woman (1963)
The Insect Woman (1963) - Drama Movies 123 minutes. Nippon konchuki, Nippon konchûki, De insectenvrouw, A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do Japão, La mujer insecto, La Femme insecte, Rovarasszony, Cronache entomologiche del Giappone, La donna insetto - Cronaca entomologica del Giappone, Kobieta owad, A Mulher Insecto, Женщина-насекомое, The Insect Woman, Záznam o japonském hmyzu, 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. adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, 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
Released: Nov 16, 1963
Runtime: 123 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Emiko Aizawa, Masumi Harukawa, Emiko Higashi, Daizaburo Hirata
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Writer), Keiji Hasebe (Writer), Kanō Ōtsuka (Producer), Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer), Shinsaku Himeda (Director of Photography)