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.
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| Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Director |
| Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Writer |
| Writing | Keiji Hasebe | Writer |
| Production | Jirô Tomoda | Producer |
| Production | Kanō Ōtsuka | Producer |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Production | Masanori Yamanoi | Production Manager |
| Directing | Tadahiko Isomi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tsuneo Furuyama | Sound |
| Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki | Lighting Director |
