

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Machiko Kyō
Mon
Lead
Masayuki Mori
Inokichi

Yoshiko Kuga
San

Yūji Hori
Taiichi

Eiji Funakoshi
Kobata
Reizaburo Yamamoto
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Kumeko Urabe
Riki - the Mother

Mantarō Ushio
Kanichi
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mikio Naruse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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