Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- にっぽん昆虫記
- Release
- November 16, 1963
- Screen Time
- 2h 03min
- Rating
- NR
- Direction
- Shōhei Imamura
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
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