The Insect Woman

にっぽん昆虫記

Also known as Nippon konchuki, Nippon konchûki, De insectenvrouw, A Mulher Inseto ou Tratado Entomológico do Japão, La mujer insecto

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

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.