Japan Synopsis
にっぽん昆虫記
“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.
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Insect Woman sits at position #10.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Insect Woman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Insect Woman premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,409 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #615 of 1,933 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | November 16, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057363 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |