Where to watch The Insect Woman(1963)
In the United States, The Insect Woman is available to stream on Criterion Channel.
Where to stream The Insect Woman
Data updated on October 10, 2026. Availability data from JustWatch.
The Insect Woman plot summary
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.
Details
- Original title
- にっぽん昆虫記
- Release date
- November 16, 1963
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Genres
- Drama
- Directed by
- Shōhei Imamura
- Country
- Japan
- TMDB rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 79 votes
Cast
Sachiko HidariTome Matsuki
Jitsuko YoshimuraNobuko
Shoichi OzawaKen
Hiroyuki NagatoMatsunami
Kayoko HonooMiyako
Masumi HarukawaMidori- Emiko AizawaRui
- Emiko HigashiKane
Daizaburo HirataKamibayashi
Seizaburō KawazuKarasawa
FAQ
Where can I watch The Insect Woman?
In the United States, The Insect Woman is available to stream on Criterion Channel.
How long is The Insect Woman?
The Insect Woman runs 2h 3m (123 minutes).
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