Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
笠智衆
as Shuhei Horikawa
佐野周二
as Ryohei Horikawa
Haruhiko Tsuda
as Young Ryohei
佐分利信
as Yasutaro Kurokawa
坂本武
as Makoto Hirata
Mitsuko Mito
as Fumi
Masayoshi Otsuka
as Seichi
日守新一
as Minoru Uchida
西村青児
as Priest
谷麗光
as Teacher of Chinese Literature
河原侃二
as Teacher of Junior High School
Yûsuke Kurata
as Teacher of Junior High School
