Overview

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

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Cast

Yūko Mochizuki

Yôichi's mother, Oshin

Takahiro Tamura

Sudô

Yoshiko Kuga

Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko

Isuzu Yamada

Seiji's mother, Kiyo

Eijirō Tōno

Yôichi's father, Genkichi

Shinichi Himori

Nobuo Nakamura

Seiji's father, Haruo

Teruko Kishi

Yoshino Tani