Insect Woman
1972, Korean. Directed by Kim Ki-young.
A schoolgirl goes from braids to bouffant when her mother makes her a bar hostess/prostitute. She cures impotence for Professor Lee and becomes his concubine. His entrepreneurial wife is initially shocked but soon accepts the arrangement and even gives the girl an allowance.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
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- Released
- 6 October 1972
- Original title
- 충녀
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Kim Ki-young, Kim Seung-ok
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Insect Woman runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Insect Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 October 1972. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Insect Woman?
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Who directed Insect Woman?
Insect Woman (1972) was directed by Kim Ki-young and stars Youn Yuh-jung, Namkoong Won, Jeon Gye-hyeon.