The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.

Reparto

河村黎吉

桑原/Kuwabara

高橋とよ

浅子/Asako

幾野道子

章子/Shoko

Seiji Nishimura

三好/Miyoshi

大坂志郎

啓吉/Keikichi

Akira Takakura

二郎/Jiro

Kaoru Aikawa

Sumiko

Chuichi Inagawa

Inoue

三村秀子

Oshige

Torao Mitsuyama

Noboru

Shin'yō Nara

Furukawa

Yasuhiko Sakaki

Aoki

坂本武

Morita

Aki Sakuraba

Mizukami

Emi Shimura

Yamashita