Synopsis
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
Cast
Takashi Shimura
Sanada
Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada
Michiyo Kogure
Nanae
Chieko Nakakita
Miyo
Noriko Sengoku
Gin
Shizuko Kasagi
Singer
Eitarō Shindō
Takahama
Masao Shimizu
Oyabun
Taiji Tonoyama
Shop Proprietor
Yoshiko Kuga
Schoolgirl
Chōko Iida
Bâya
Isao Ubukata
Punk
Akira Tani
Yakuza Follower
Sachio Sakai
Guitar Player
Tateo Kawasaki
Flower Shop Proprietor
Mayuri Mokushô
Daughter at Flower Shop
Toshiko Kawakubo
Dancer
Haruko Toyama
Dancer
Yukie Nanbu
Dancer
Sumire Shiroki
Anego
Yōko Sugi
Dancer (uncredited)
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