A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.
Tsune Nonomiya
Ryosuke Nonomiya
Young Ryosuke
Sugiko
Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour
Tomibo, Otaka's son
Okubo, Ryosuke's teacher
Okubo's Wife
Okubo's Son
Oshige
Neighbor
Kimiko
Matsumura
