Where to Watch The Insect Woman (1963)

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Where to watch The Insect Woman

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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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.

• Released: 1963-11-16
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 79 votes

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