An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
Cast
Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi
Chōko Iida
Otsune
Kōji Mitsui
Shinkichi
Emiko Yagumo
Otaka
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Otoki
Tomio Aoki
Tomio
Reikō Tani
Tomio's Father
Seiji Nishimura
Kichi
Nagamasa Yamada
Mā kō
Kiyoshi Aono
Sword trainer
Mitsuru Wakamiya
Station attendant
Mariko Aoyama
Barber's landlady
Mitsumura Ikebe
Villager
Munenobu Yui
Unknown
Chishū Ryū
Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
Crew
Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Story
Tadao Ikeda
Writer
Hideo Shigehara
Editor, Director of Photography
Kazuo Ishikawa
Assistant Director
Gen Kenkichi
Assistant Director
Hamao Negishi
Assistant Director
Haruo Tanaka
Assistant Director
Harue Haga
Hairstylist
Yoshio Hino
Set Decoration
Shintarô Mishima
Set Decoration
Yakichi Otani
Set Designer
Ryôzô Sumida
Set Designer
Toshimitsu Nakajima
Gaffer
Hidesaburô Fujioka
Title Designer
Tatsuo Hamada
Art Direction
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