
Otoku asks her brother Bunkichi to speak with her son Seiichi, a young man for whom sacrificed everything but who now seems to be headed for a wastrel life. Bunkichi admonishes the boy to study harder, but it seems his uncle's advice may already be too late.
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Cast

Toshiko Iizuka
Teruko

Shin Tokudaiji
Seiichi

Chōko Iida
Otoku, Seiichi's mother

Takeshi Sakamoto
Fumikichi

Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Okiyo, Fumikichi's wife

Shin Saburi
Doctor
Shozaburo Abe
A student
Kiyoshi Aono
A craftman

Jun Arai
A neighbor
Eiko Asami
A waitress
Shizuko Esaka
Woman worker at beef shop
Sadatake Ichiryûsai
Guest appearance
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