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.
Cast
Sachiko Hidari
Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Emiko Aizawa
Rui
Emiko Higashi
Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
Owagawa En's Lover
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
Asao Koike
Sawakichi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Honda
Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Director, Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Kano Otsuka
Producer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Director
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
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