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The Insect Woman (1963) [NR]

Release Date:
November 16, 1963

Original Title:
にっぽん昆虫記

Alternate Titles:
A Mulher Insecto
A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do Japão
Cronache entomologiche del Giappone
De insectenvrouw
Kobieta owad
La Femme insecte
La donna insetto - Cronaca entomologica del Giappone
La mujer insecto
Nippon konchuki
Nippon konchûki
Rovarasszony
The Insect Woman
Záznam o japonském hmyzu
Женщина-насекомое

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18  FR: U  SG: PG  US: NR 

Runtime: 123

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Kimihiko Nakamura

Assistant Director:
Tadahiko Isomi

Director:
Shōhei Imamura

Director of Photography:
Shinsaku Himeda

Editor:
Mutsuo Tanji

Lighting Director:
Yasuo Iwaki

Original Music Composer:
Toshirō Mayuzumi

Producer:
Jirô Tomoda
Kanō Ōtsuka

Production Manager:
Masanori Yamanoi

Sound:
Tsuneo Furuyama

Writer:
Shōhei Imamura
Keiji Hasebe

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