"Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination."
Raizō Ichikawa
as Ushimatsu Segawa
Rentaro Mikuni
as Rentaro Inoko
Shiho Fujimura
as Oshiho
Eiji Funakoshi
as Keinoshin Kazama
Jun Hamamura
as Ushimatsu's father
Yoshi Katō
as Ushimatsu's uncle
Kyôko Kishida
as Inoko's wife
Seiji Miyaguchi
as School master
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Ginnosuke Tsuchiya
Haruko Sugimura
as School master's wife
Kumeko Urabe
as Owner of the hotel
Mantarō Ushio
as
Ryōko Kamo
Bontarō Miake
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Buddha priest
Tôson Shimazaki
Novel
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Hisashi Sagara
Editor
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Natto Wada
Screenplay
Masao Ōsumi
Sound Recordist