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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Emiko Aizawa, Masumi Harukawa, Emiko Higashi, Daizaburo Hirata
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Writer), Keiji Hasebe (Writer), Jirô Tomoda (Producer), Kanō Ōtsuka (Producer), Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Runtime: 123 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 16, 1963
IMDb: 3.6
Keywords:adultery, japan, prostitute, buddhism, parent child relationship, confession, brothel, pregnancy, greed, commune, cynicism, family relationships, poverty, prostitution, lust, freeze frame, incest, semi-documentary, pink film, starvation, prostitution ring, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1910s, 1930s, serf, spanning generations, breastfeeding, abusive stepfather, political allegory
