

26/04/1934
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.

Setsuko Shinobu
as Sugiko Shima

Akio Isono
as Koichi, her younger brother

Hikaru Yamanouchi
as Hiroshi Yamanouchi

Nobuko Wakaba
as Takako, his elder sister

Fumiko Katsuragi
as mother

Shinichi Himori
as Shinkichi Yamamura

Chiyoko Katori
as Kesako Nakane

Ichiro Yuki
as Machio Harada

Yukiko Inoue
as Yoshiko Hisayama

Fujiko Matsuzono
as her friend

Reikō Tani
as Butler

Sadako Araki
as Waitress at café

Kiyoko Rokugo
as Waitress at café

Akiko Katsumi
as Waitress at café

Kōji Mitsui
as Guest (at café)

Shozaburo Abe
as Bartender

Einosuke Naka
as Doctor

Tomio Aoki
as Bellboy

Takeshi Sakamoto
as Guest for portrait painter

Chishū Ryū
as Yukihiko Chiba
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