Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
Jinpachi Nezu
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Jirô Chiba
Miyako Yamaguchi
Kazuko Shirakawa
Keizo Kanie
Gō Awazu
Sumiko Hidaka
Yudai Ishiyama
Nenji Kobayashi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Seiji Matsuyama
Yūichi Minato
Aoi Nakajima
Rei Okamoto
Kiminobu Okumura
Kōen Okumura
Sumie Sasaki
Akiko Shikata