85 minutes
7/5/1949
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Oiwa / Osode
Ken Uehara
as Tamiya Iemon
Hisako Yamane
as Oume
Haruko Sugimura
as Oshin
Chōko Iida
as Okura
Osamu Takizawa
as Naosuke Gonbei
Jūkichi Uno
as Yomoshichi
Keiji Sada
as Kobotoke Kohei
Aizo Tamashima
as Takuetsu, the masseur
Ken Mitsuda
as Ichimonjiya Kihei
Yoshito Yamaji
as Tatsugoro
Daisuke Katō
as Shinkichi
Kanichi Kato
as Prisoner
Kimie Hayashi
as Maid
Akio Miyajima
as Servant
Atsuko Okawa
as Woman at teahouse
Sentaro Ohigashi
as Man at gambling den