Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In her final stages, Fumiko meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her experiences.

• Nikkatsu Corporation
• Yumeji Tsukioka
• Masayuki Mori
• Ryōji Hayama
• Yōko Sugi
• Shirō Ōsaka
• Tōru Abe
• Ikuko Kimuro
• Hiroko Kawasaki