110 minutes
6/25/1957
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Rie
Rentaro Mikuni
as Hantaro Kido
Katsuo Nakamura
as Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Hizuru Takachiho
as Haru, beloved of Tomohide
Kōji Nanbara
as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Chōko Iida
as Masu
Hiroshi Kondō
as Kojiro, second son of Kido
Shouichi Nishida
as Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
Tomo'o Nagai
as The regimental commander
Ton Shimada
as Ōta
Tatsuya Gashûin
Nakajirō Tomita
Shōhachi Uchikoshi
Takashi Sue
Natsue Shiga
Haruo Aizawa