"In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo."
Ken Uehara
as Mr. Thank You
Michiko Kuwano
as Woman with Black Collar
Mayumi Tsukiji
as Daughter
Kaoru Futaba
as Mother
Einosuke Naka
as Peddler
Ryūji Ishiyama
as Gentleman
Reikichi Kawamura
as Returning Villager
Setsuko Shinobu
as Returning Villager's Daughter
Kazuji Sakai
Nagamasa Yamada
Kanji Kawara
as
Kiyoshi Aono
as Old Countryman
Shôsuke Agata
as Man on Wake
Shôtarô Fujimatsu
as Primary School Student
Masao Hayama
Yoshitarô Iijima
Tsuruhiko Ikebe
as Pharmacist
Mitsuyoshi Kanai
as Old Villager
Shiro Katsuragi
as Groom
Kimie Kawai
as Newly-wed Woman
Masae Koike
as Itinerant Entertainer
Ryôko Hisahara
as Korean Woman
Tsuruko Kumoi
Chieko Kyotani
Fumie Mikami
Kiyoko Minakami
as Bride
Mitsuko Mito
Hiroshi Nagao
Tomoko Naniwa
Shigeru Ogura
as Newly-wed Man
Takayuki Suematsu
Eiko Takamatsu
Reikō Tani
as Doctor
Shô Tonegawa
Toyoko Wada
Jun Yokoyama
Hiroshi Shimizu
Director
Yasunari Kawabata
Novel
Screenplay
Keizo Horiuchi
Original Music Composer
Haruo Dobashi
Sound
Kaname Hashimoto
Rokusaburô Saitô
Sound Effects Editor
Isamu Aoki
Director of Photography
Kotaro Inoue
Set Decoration
Tetsuzô Shibata
Costume Design
Yasushi Sasaki
Assistant Director
Isao Numanami
Toyojirô Nagasaki