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The Insect Woman
(にっぽん昆虫記)
“She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.”
19632h 3mDrama
Overview
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.
#family relationships#parent child relationship#1940s#pregnancy#1950s#1930s#1960s#confession#1910s#japan#prostitute#adultery#1920s#lust#greed#incest#brothel#prostitution#freeze frame#poverty#taisho period#cynicism#buddhism#starvation#prostitution ring#commune#spanning generations#abusive stepfather#serf#breastfeeding#political allegory
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Alternative Titles
Nippon konchukiJP
Nippon konchûkiJP
De insectenvrouwBE
A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do JapãoBR
La mujer insectoES
La Femme insecteFR
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