The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Length 97 minutes
Mitsugu Fujii | Hiroko Kawasaki | Michiko Kuwano | Shirô Kanemitsu | Isamu Yamaguchi | Hideo Fujino | Akio Nomura | Yoshiko Tsubouchi | Shigeru Ogura | Ryôko Hisahara | Toshiaki Konoe | Reikichi Kawamura | Mitsuko Yoshikawa | Tomio Aoki | Fumiko Katsuragi | Kimiko Mikage | Sanae Takasugi | Kuniko Miyake | Setsuko Shinobu | Masae Koike | Michiyo Mizushima | Sadako Araki | Shin'yô Nara