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