Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
Cast
Setsuko Shinobu
Sugiko Shima
Akio Isono
Koichi, her younger brother
Hikaru Yamanouchi
Hiroshi Yamanouchi
Nobuko Wakaba
Takako, his elder sister
Fumiko Katsuragi
mother
Shinichi Himori
Shinkichi Yamamura
Chiyoko Katori
Kesako Nakane
Ichiro Yuki
Machio Harada
Yukiko Inoue
Yoshiko Hisayama
Fujiko Matsuzono
her friend
Reikō Tani
Butler
Sadako Araki
Waitress at café
Kiyoko Rokugo
Waitress at café
Akiko Katsumi
Waitress at café
Kōji Mitsui
Guest (at café)
Shozaburo Abe
Bartender
Einosuke Naka
Doctor
Tomio Aoki
Bellboy
Takeshi Sakamoto
Guest for portrait painter
Chishū Ryū
Yukihiko Chiba
Crew
Mikio Naruse
Director
Jitsuzo Ikeda
Screenplay
Komatsu Kitamura
Story
Suketarô Inokai
Cinematography
Minoru Shibuya
Assistant Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Assistant Director
Minoru Matsui
Assistant Director
Michihiro Mori
Costume Design
Takeshi Hoshino
Set Decoration
Matasaburo Okuno
Set Decoration
Jokichi Shu
Set Designer
Beijiro Tanaka
Set Designer
