A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
Shinji Tanaka
as Yôichi Akimoto
望月優子
as Yôichi's mother, Oshin
田村高廣
as Sudô
久我美子
as Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
山田五十鈴
as Seiji's mother, Kiyo
東野英治郎
as Yôichi's father, Genkichi
日守新一
as
中村伸郎
as Seiji's father, Haruo
Noriko Arita
as
岸辉子
as
Noriko Kikuoki
as Yôichi's younger sister, Kazue
Kaoru Nobe
as
