The Insect Woman (1963)

The Insect Woman 1963 / にっぽん昆虫記 1963 / The Insect , Nippon Konchuki , Nippon Konchuuki

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower-class family in Japan in 1918. The film is a metaphor for life in Japan through the middle twentieth century, including World War II. 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.