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