にっぽん昆虫記

Movie Description

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.

Director:

Shōhei Imamura

Stars:

Sachiko Hidari

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Shoichi Ozawa

Released:

November 16, 1963

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