The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino, a waitress supporting her impoverished relatives. The couple decides to marry despite the significant emotional and social hardships each faces, viewing their love as a means to overcome the shame and despair inherited from their pasts.
Cast
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
Gō Katō
Tetsuro
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother
Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train
Toshie Kimura
Okami
Karin Yamaguchi
Aya
Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother
Isao Hashimoto
Unknown
Ken'ichi Matsuno
Unknown
Kazuo Tachibana
Unknown
Shinobu Tsuruta
Unknown
Wataru Kobayashi
Unknown
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister
Crew
Kei Kumai
Director, Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Tetsuo Miura
Novel
Mitsuyo Tanji
Editor
Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Shizue Inoue
Makeup Artist
Mutsutoshi Ôta
Sound Recordist
Teizō Matsumura
Original Music Composer
Takashi Iwai
Still Photographer
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Gaffer
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
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