The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.
Chikage AwashimaNobuko Miki
Masami TauraMakoto Musuko, Nobuko's son
Tokuji KobayashiNobuko's father
Kumeko UrabeNobuko's mother
Fujio Sugabrother Daisuke
Ken UeharaKujō, Nobuko's husband
Mitsuko KusabueYumiko Kagami
Toshiko KobayashiSumikoShozo SuzukiAoshima
Hitomi NozoeMidori, Aoshima's younger sister
Sachiko MuraseAoshima's mother
Eiichi SugasawaraShojiro Enami
Kinzō ShinDirectorChukan Inagawaassistant inspector
Daisuke Katōpolice officer