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The Insect Woman · LeviOsa

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1963·NR

She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.

Drama2h 3m

7.2/10

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

Director

Shōhei Imamura

ReleasedNov 16, 1963

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Tome Matsuki

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Nobuko

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Ken

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Matsunami

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Miyako

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Midori

Emiko Aizawa

Rui

Emiko Higashi

Kane

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Kamibayashi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Karasawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Rin

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Madam

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Reviews

2 reviews · 1 critic

0 fresh · 1 rotten

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Marcelo Paredes

RTCinencuentroJul 7, 2026

...I find it a highly intriguing approach to Imamura's filmography and a work with quite stimulating ideas. However, I feel that the way he organizes and develops those ideas ultimately works against [the] film...[Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

The Insect Woman

Released

Nov 16, 1963

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

2h 3m

Status

Released

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

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