85 minutes
2/6/1930
Sumiko's father sends her to live with her alcoholic uncle. He sells her to a circus, which is the start of a downward spiral in an unforgiving world.
Keiko Takatsu
as Sumiko Nakamura
Tamako Nijô
as Hideko Akiyama / Prefectural assemblywoman
Chieko Sono
as Osada, wife of Yamada
Shizuko Ozaki
as Umeko Yazawa
Eiko Aida
as Okaku Shimamura
Rintarō Fujima
as Akimitsu Hasegawa
Itaru Hamada
as Tetsuzo Ogawa, circus manager
Yōyō Kojima
as Sahei Sakamoto
Takashi Asano
as Kanta Yamada / Sumiko's uncle
Saburô Oono
as Yamashita / Police Sergeant
Kangyô Nakamura
as Master of pawnshop
Hidekatsu Maki
as Hara
Ryuujin Unno
as Shintarô Ichikawa
Kôemon Kataoka
as Tamai / Old man