A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their children and those around them.

• Shochiku
• Hideko Takamine
• Keiji Sada
• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Nobuko Otowa
• Akira Ishihama
• Masakazu Tamura
• Yukiko Fuji
• Kiyoshi Nonomura