A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to Beppu, personal entanglements and old company secrets surface, forcing difficult choices and quiet compromises.
Cast
Hisaya Morishige
Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
Keiju Kobayashi
Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
Daisuke Katō
Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)
Michiyo Aratama
Akiko Hakoda (Secretary)
Izumi Yukimura
Maiko Yashiro (Namikichi's wife)
Ichirō Arishima
Taiji Ise (Section Chief)
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Asako Onizuka (Maiko's mother)
Chieko Naniwa
Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
Eijirō Tōno
Isuke Tsujikura (President)
Mieko Kurenai
Yuriko Tsujikura (Isuke's daughter)
Murasaki Fujima
Fumiko Ise (Taiji's wife)
Chisako Hara
Masayoko Ōta (Barmaid)
Michiyo Tamaki
Yōko (Barmaid)
Haruko Tōgō
Nobuko Kanda (Madam)
Sen Yoda
Ippei Kanda (Nobuko's child)
Noriko Sengoku
Chie (Proprietress)
Kenzō Tabu
Department Chief Ebata
Yoyo Miyata
Branch Manager Matsuoka
Bokuzen Hidari
Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
Yutaka Sada
Unknown
Toyofumi Shamisen
Unknown
Yaeko Izumo
Unknown
Kôji Uno
Unknown
Teruko Mita
Unknown
Eiko Tachibana
Unknown
Hiromi Mineoka
Unknown
Hiroshi Sekita
Unknown
Kamayuki Tsubono
Unknown
Kiyoshi Kodama
Unknown
Crew
Masanori Kakei
Director
Toshiro Ide
Screenplay
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Susumu Kodama
Assistant Director
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Reiji Miwa
Producer
Toshiya Ban
Sound Recordist
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist
Norikazu Onda
Lighting Manager
Seiichi Mawatari
Music
Goichi Araki
Still Photographer
Teruo Maki
Production Manager
Keita Genji
Original Story
Yoshirō Muraki
Art Direction