Nippon konchûki
Director: Shôhei Imamura
Cast: Daizaburo Hirata, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Higashi, Masumi Harukawa, Sachiko Hidari, SeizaburÅ Kawazu, Tanie Kitabayashi, Teruko Kishi
Synopsis:
Cast: Daizaburo Hirata, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Higashi, Masumi Harukawa, Sachiko Hidari, SeizaburÅ Kawazu, Tanie Kitabayashi, Teruko Kishi
Synopsis:
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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