A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and dream of a better future.
Cast
Daisuke Katō
Kyota Aoshima
Keiju Kobayashi
Goichi Yufune
Hisaya Morishige
Tampei Nukada
Reiko Dan
Hiroko from Gondola
Kumi Mizuno
Kayoko Sagawa
Yōsuke Natsuki
Saburo Kurakake
Mitsuko Kusabue
Kazuko from Gondola
Kōji Mitsui
Hangoro Iizuka
Kyū Sazanka
Hyōemon Tenchuken
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Widow Tama
Eiko Miyoshi
Landlady Matsu from Gondola
Michirō Minami
Jeep Seller Asada
Yaeko Wakamizu
Farmer Woman Yae
Bokuzen Hidari
Hidematsu Yasufuku
Sachio Sakai
Son of Hidematsu
Hiroshi Akitsu
Farmer Nakamura
Toshiko Nakano
Nakamura’s Wife
Chōko Iida
Sugi
Chieko Nakakita
Tsuruko
Zeko Nakamura
Gonnosuke Yoneda
Yutaka Nakayama
Hideo, Gonnosuke’s Son
Akemi Ueno
Haruko, Gonnosuke’s Daughter
Noriko Honma
Sada
Akira Tani
Tarobei Matsuzawa
Noriko Sengoku
Wife Tomi
Hisaya Ito
Fukaya
Kan Yanagiya
Tajichi Murayama
Setsuko Wakayama
Toshiko Murayama
Haruko Tōgō
Shizu, Innkeeper’s Wife
Machiko Kitagawa
Teruko Aihara
Toki Shiozawa
Hoe Seller Hoye
Mayuri Mokushô
Hatsuko, Hoe Seller
Shirō Tsuchiya
Tsuchiya, Bicycle Shop
Shōichi Hirose
Fisherman Senkichi
Jun Tatara
Dr. Hirate
Rikie Sanjō
Mrs. Hirate
Norihei Miki
Okajima (Pickpocket)
Ichirō Arishima
Honma (Pickpocket)
Kichijirō Ueda
Shohei Kurotsubo
Yutaka Sada
Okumura (Department Clerk)
Ranko Hanai
Tsuneko, Kyota’s Wife
Masafumi Takechi
Kyota’s Son
沖美智子
Yukiko, Kyota’s Daughter
Tamae Kiyokawa
Mitsu, Hangoro’s Wife
Masao Oda
Umekichi, Kazuko’s Husband
Michiko Kawabe
Okimi, Maid of Joshuya
Kyoko Mori
Yae, Maid of Kitauraya
Yoko Ueno
Saki, Maid of Kitauraya
Sōji Ubukata
Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji
Farmer’s Wife
Akira Sera
Mail Carrier
Shigeo Katō
Mail Carrier (Edosaki)
Sachiko Môri
Bride
曾我廼家五月
Officer Saito (Edosaki)
Akira Yamada
Unknown
Toshio Miura
Second Son
Kōji Iwamoto
Unknown
Yasuzō Ogawa
Taikichi, Son
島津秀明
Boy (7 years old)
Kyōko Ozawa
Unknown
Crew
Yasuki Chiba
Director
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Eiji Ooi
Editor
Rokurô Nishigaki
Cinematography
Mikio Komatsu
Assistant Director
Takao Nakamura
Assistant Director
Takashi Tsuboshima
Assistant Director
青柳哲郎
Assistant Director
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Yasuyuki Inoue
Production Assistant
Akinobu Ijichi
Camera Department Production Assistant
沼田博
Camera Department Production Assistant
Kaoru Washio
Camera Department Production Assistant
Daisaku Kimura
Camera Department Production Assistant
Hisayuki Murakami
Casting Associate
Shoji Kurihara
Costume Designer
大友八千代
Hairdresser
Shigekazu Ikuno
Art Department Assistant
長岡良侑
Art Department Assistant
Akiyoshi Kikuchi
Art Department Assistant
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Sound Assistant
関野利夫
Sound Assistant
坂本省夫
Sound Assistant
川満勝男
Sound Assistant
Takahashi Takeshi
Sound Recordist
磯内正治
Sound Recordist
Wataru Onuma
Sound
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound
伊久間衛
Lighting Technician
Shin'ichi Ôno
Lighting Production Assistant
荒井定邦
Lighting Production Assistant
古性弘良
Lighting Production Assistant
市川裕
Lighting Production Assistant
小林健二
Lighting Production Assistant
宗田昌二
Lighting Production Assistant
広沢賢次
Lighting Production Assistant
Akira Oba
Lighting Production Assistant
三輪野勇
Special Effects
原田長八
Special Effects
Hideo Harada
Music Coordinator
Ikuma Dan
Music
Minoru Shimizu
Accountant
戸田清
Props
赤松文一
Props
Goichi Araki
Still Photographer
鳥居美知子
Script Supervisor
小沢一雄
Carpenter
長谷川健三
Stage Director
春山順一
Stage Director
Mitsuo Kaneko
Gaffer
Boku Morimoto
Production Manager
熊王徳平
Original Story
田中直和
Publicist
Yasuhide Kato
Art Direction