
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
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

Tomka and His Friends
Tomka and His Friends

The Discussion
The Discussion

Eastern Cross
Eastern Cross

The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries

The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face

Gilles
Gilles

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter

White Squall
White Squall

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

The Fabelmans
The Fabelmans

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night