Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kameda, but is loved in turn by Akama. When Akama realizes that he will never have Taeko, his thoughts turn to murder, and great tragedy ensues.
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Masayuki Mori
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshiko Kuga
Takashi Shimura
Chieko Higashiyama
Eijirō Yanagi
Minoru Chiaki
Noriko Sengoku
Kokuten Kōdō
Bokuzen Hidari
Eiko Miyoshi
Chiyoko Fumiya
Mitsuyo Akashi
Daisuke Inoue
Fumio Tooyama
Jun Yokoyama
Atsumi Nakama
Kunio Teshirogi
Shoichi Kofujita
Yoichi Osugi
Keiko Izumi
Haruko Chichibu