
A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.
Cast

Kinya Kitaoji
Shinji

Sonny Chiba
Takao

Michiko Araki
Unknown
Fusatarō Ishijima
Unknown

Yoshi Katō
Unknown

Yoshiko Mita
Unknown

Haruko Sugimura
Unknown

Eijirō Tōno
Unknown

Gōzō Sōma
Unknown
Shirō Ōki
Unknown
Katsuo Tagawa
Unknown
Sakae Yamaura
Unknown
Kenji Miyako
Unknown

Sayoko Tanimoto
Unknown
田中恵美子
Unknown

Ryuko Mizukami
Unknown
Rumiko Tanuma
Unknown
Yuko Hinoki
Unknown

Shigemi Kitahara
Unknown

Takeshi Katō
Unknown
Masahiko Naruse
Unknown
永島明
Unknown
Mitsuru Hagiwara
Unknown
三宅一
Unknown

Shinjirō Ehara
Unknown

Michirō Minami
Unknown
Yoshio Kirishima
Unknown

Nenji Kobayashi
Unknown
菅原壮男
Unknown
Junji Masuda
Unknown

Tatsuo Umemiya
Unknown

Seiichirō Kameishi
Unknown

Akiko Kazami
Unknown
Haruko Toda
Unknown
Teru Kobayashi
Unknown
Midori Yamamoto
Unknown

