

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.

Sachiko Hidari

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Shoichi Ozawa

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kayoko Honoo

Masumi Harukawa

Emiko Aizawa

Emiko Higashi

Daizaburo Hirata

Seizaburō Kawazu

Teruko Kishi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Kazuo Kitamura

Masakazu Kuwayama

Sumie Sasaki

Taiji Tonoyama

Asao Koike

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi