

The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino, a waitress supporting her impoverished relatives. The couple decides to marry despite the significant emotional and social hardships each faces, viewing their love as a means to overcome the shame and despair inherited from their pasts.
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako

Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura
Okami

Karin Yamaguchi
Aya

Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother

Isao Hashimoto

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Kazuo Tachibana

Shinobu Tsuruta

Wataru Kobayashi

Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister