In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...

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Cast

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Takichi "Taa" Sadogashima

Yōko Minamida

Otsuru / Kimie

Shirō Ōsaka

Shintaro

Taiji Tonoyama

Shime

Tomoko Kō

Hatsue

Tanie Kitabayashi

Otaka

Shoichi Ozawa

Keikichi

Nobuo Kawakami

Night Market Boss

Reiko Kuba

Kappa Alley Resident

Tatsuya Mihashi

Jiro Hanai

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss