JAPAN · 1963
The Insect Woman
Japanese Golden Age
class struggle
cyclical poverty
female agency
social mobility
survival and desperation
Synopsis
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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