Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight when she replaces her in a film and gains instant fame and fortune. But the going is not always easy, and she soon seeks help from unexpected quarters.
Kiichi Nakai
Narimi Arimori
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Keiko Matsuzaka
Chieko Baisho
Kei Suma
Jun Miho
Akira Emoto
Ittoku Kishibe
Masaaki Sakai
Shinya Yamamoto
Osami Nabe
Shin'ya Ohwada
Masane Tsukayama
Ken Tanaka
Shun Hirooka
Leonard Kuma
Shingo Yamashiro
Sadami Sakamoto
Kimihiro Reizei
Masayuki Yui
Ken Mitsuishi
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kouichi Makishima
Kin Ishii
Chishū Ryū
Senri Sakurai
Sayoko Makino
Kaori Momoi
Nana Kinomi
Masami Shimojō
Chieko Misaki
Mitsuru Hirata
Ichirō Zaitsu
Gō Awazu
Saburo Ishikura
Hajime Hana
Gajirō Satō
Akira Hitomi
Keiroku Seki
Tomoko Taya
Gin Maeda
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Takashi Sasano
Tokuko Sugiyama
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Kanbi Fujiyama