Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes to Tokyo in 1926 from faraway Kagoshima to join the Tokyo police force. His closest friend is Nihei, a farmer's son from Tohoku who becomes the steadying influence on headstrong Henmi.
Yonesaku Nihei
Saburota Henmi
Nobuko
Michiyo
Ryushiro Henmi
Hoshino
Setsuko Tamiya
Akio
Takiyo Sugawa
Inspector Honda
Shinzo Matsuyama
Jukichi Kanai
Kotetsu
Yamakawa