She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
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
Shoplifters
Memoirs of a Geisha
MOTHER
My Happy Marriage
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
An Autumn Afternoon
Bunny Drop
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Taste of Tea
Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The End of Summer
After the Storm
The Bad Sleep Well
Tokyo Story
Cruel Story of Youth
Ugetsu
A Man
Sakuran
Throne of Blood