Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata
Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita
Chishū Ryū
Tadachika Munekata
So Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura
Yūji Hori
Maejima
Tatsuo Saitō
Jou Uchida
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sangin's Master
Reikichi Kawamura
Sangin's Customer
Setsuko Horikoshi
Sangin's Maid
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Mieko
