A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.
花柳章太郎
as Onchi Kitahachi
柳永二郎
as Jirozou
大矢市次郎
as Onchi Genjiro
伊志井寛
as Henmi Sessou
山田五十鈴
as O-Sode
Eiichi Seto
as Gen-ichi
村田正雄
as Muneyama
清川玉枝
as
