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.

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Cast

Komaki Kurihara

Shino

Gō Katō

Tetsuro

Hisako Takihana

Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin

Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kayo

Hisashi Igawa

Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai

Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura

Okami

Karin Yamaguchi

Aya

Isao Hashimoto

Shinobu Tsuruta

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tetsuro's other sister