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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adultery
japan
prostitute
buddhism
parent child relationship
confession
brothel
pregnancy
greed
commune
cynicism
family relationships
poverty
prostitution
lust
freeze frame
incest
starvation
prostitution ring
1920s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1910s
1930s
serf
spanning generations
breastfeeding
abusive stepfather
political allegory
