

"As long as life goes on, relationships between parents and children will bring boundless joy and endless grief."
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Shukichi Hirayama

Tomi Hirayama

Noriko Hirayama

Shige Kaneko

Koichi Hirayama

Fumiko Hirayama

Kyoko Hirayama

Numata

Kurazo Kaneko

Keizo Hirayama

Osamu Hattori

Yone Hattori

Oden Restaurant Woman

Woman Next Door

Railway Staff

Apartment Owner

Beauty Salon Customer

Policeman

Office Worker
Inn Maid
Tuyautashi
Doctor
Minoru Hirayama
Isamu Hirayama
Hospital Patient
Inspired Man
Mahjong Player
