The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
as Shukichi Hirayama
as Tomi Hirayama
as Noriko Hirayama
as Shige Kaneko
as Koichi Hirayama
as Fumiko Hirayama
as Kyoko Hirayama
as Numata
as Kurazo Kaneko
as Keizo Hirayama
as Osamu Hattori
as Yone Hattori
as Oden Restaurant Woman
as Woman Next Door
as Railway Staff
as Apartment Owner
as Beauty Salon Customer
as Policeman
as Office Worker
as Inn Maid
as Tuyautashi
as Doctor
as Minoru Hirayama
as Isamu Hirayama
as Hospital Patient
as Inspired Man
as Mahjong Player