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.
as Tome Matsuki
as Nobuko
as Ken
as Matsunami
as Miyako
as Midori
as Rui
as Kane
as Kamibayashi
as Karasawa
as Rin
as Madam
as Chuji
as Owagawa En's Lover
as En
as Foreman
as Sawakichi
as Honda
