Sumiko's father sends her to live with her alcoholic uncle. He sells her to a circus, which is the start of a downward spiral in an unforgiving world.

Reparto

高津慶子

Sumiko Nakamura

Tamako Nijô

Hideko Akiyama / Prefectural assemblywoman

Chieko Sono

Osada, wife of Yamada

Shizuko Ozaki

Umeko Yazawa

Eiko Aida

Okaku Shimamura

藤間林太郎

Akimitsu Hasegawa

Itaru Hamada

Tetsuzo Ogawa, circus manager

小島洋々

Sahei Sakamoto

Takashi Asano

Kanta Yamada / Sumiko's uncle

Saburô Oono

Yamashita / Police Sergeant

Kangyô Nakamura

Master of pawnshop

Hidekatsu Maki

Hara

Ryuujin Unno

Shintarô Ichikawa

Kôemon Kataoka

Tamai / Old man