Is The Insect Woman sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Insect Woman end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Insect Woman easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Insect Woman violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Insect Woman scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Insect Woman

Name: The Insect Woman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayoko Honoo

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

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation

1963123 min7.2 / 10

A bleak, multi-generational portrait of a woman trapped in cycles of poverty and exploitation, using her life as a metaphor for humanity's inability to escape its nature.

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.

Questions people ask

Is The Insect Woman sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does The Insect Woman end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Insect Woman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Insect Woman violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Insect Woman scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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