The Insect Woman(1963)

movie - first aired/released 1963-11-16 - 123 min - audience 7.2

Drama

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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.