Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
田中絹代
as Tokiko Amamiya
佐野周二
as Shuichi Amamiya
村田知栄子
as Akiko Ida
笠智衆
as Kazuichiro Satake
青木放屁
as Shoichi
Chiyoko Ayatani
as Fusako Onada
水上令子
as Orie Noma
坂本武
as Hikozo Sakai
高松榮子
as Tsune
文谷千代子
as Fusako Onoda
Toshinosuke Nagao
as Doctor
Kenzo Nakagawa
as Policeman
