"The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life."
Masumi Harukawa
as Sadako Takahashi
Kō Nishimura
as Koichi Takahashi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as Hiraoko
Yūko Kusunoki
as Yoshiko Masuda
Ranko Akagi
as Tadae Takahashi
Bumon Kahara
as Pawnshop's Husband
Yoshi Katō
as Seizo Takahashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Kinu Takahashi
Fumie Kitahara
as Hisako Karihara
Kazuo Kitamura
as Seiichiro Takahashi
Yoshie Kitsuda
as Namie Takahashi
Hiroshi Kondō
as Nitta
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Genji Miyata
Shoichi Ozawa
as Kazuyuki Tamaru
Ryusei Ito
as Guitarist
Taiji Tonoyama
as Beret Musician
Junichi Yamanobe
as Chief Watanabe
Yasuo Itoga
as Eiji Tamura
Kosuke Hisamatsu
as Family Register Clerk
Masuyo Suzumura
as Wake Guest
Tomio Aoki
as Neighbor
Terue Shigemori
Chigusa Takayama
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Kōsuke Sumita
Yoshio Tsuchida
Hyōe Enoki
as
Masako Urushizawa
Sumio Takatsu
Yoshie Mifune
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shinji Fujiwara
Story
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Koshiro Jinbo
Sound Recordist
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Keiji Hasebe
Screenplay
Saburo Endo
Assistant Director
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Director
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer