The Insect Woman

1963 film by Shōhei Imamura
Movie film Q2706861
The Insect Woman
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The Insect Woman

Summary

The Insect Woman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Insect Woman's image is recorded as Kinema-Junpo-1964-February-Special-6.jpg[3].
  • The Insect Woman's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Insect Woman's director is recorded as Shohei Imamura[5].
  • The Insect Woman's screenwriter is recorded as Shohei Imamura[6].
  • The Insect Woman's composer is recorded as Toshiro Mayuzumi[7].
  • The Insect Woman's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Sachiko Hidari[9].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Masumi Harukawa[10].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Tanie Kitabayashi[11].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Hiroyuki Nagato[12].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Shoichi Ozawa[13].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Taiji Tonoyama[14].
  • The Insect Woman's cast member is recorded as Jitsuko Yoshimura[15].
  • The Insect Woman's production company is recorded as Nikkatsu[16].
  • The Insect Woman's director of photography is recorded as Shinsaku Himeda[17].
  • The Insect Woman's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0057363[18].
  • The Insect Woman's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • The Insect Woman's Commons category is recorded as The Insect Woman[20].
  • The Insect Woman's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • The Insect Woman's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[22].
  • The Insect Woman's review score is recorded as 86%[23].
  • The Insect Woman's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • The Insect Woman's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 790701[25].
  • The Insect Woman's country of origin is recorded as Japan[26].
  • The Insect Woman's publication date is recorded as +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Insect Woman's director is recorded as Shohei Imamura[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Shohei Imamura[6]. Cast members include Sachiko Hidari[9], Masumi Harukawa[10], Tanie Kitabayashi[11], Hiroyuki Nagato[12], Shoichi Ozawa[13], and Taiji Tonoyama[14].

Publication

The Insect Woman's publication date is recorded as +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[27]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[19]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[22] and 86%[23].

Why It Matters

The Insect Woman ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Toshiro Mayuzumi
    Aliases
    Director of photography Shinsaku Himeda
    Genre drama film
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 16 November 1963"
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