にっぽん昆虫記
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.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
- Keyword: adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, cynicism, family relationships, poverty, prostitution, lust, freeze frame, incest, semi-documentary, pink film, starvation, prostitution ring, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1910s, 1930s, serf, spanning generations, breastfeeding, abusive stepfather, political allegory
- Cast: 左幸子, 吉村実子, Emiko Aizawa, 春川ますみ, Emiko Higashi, 平田大三郎
