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.

"She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong."

Credits

Shōhei ImamuraDirector

Sachiko HidariTome Matsuki

Jitsuko YoshimuraNobuko

Emiko AizawaRui

Masumi HarukawaMidori