A Town with a Mountain and River

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.

• Seiji MaruyamaDirector
• Zenzō MatsuyamaScreenplay

• Izumi YukimuraNobuko Hayakawa
• Keiko TsushimaMineko Sugawara
• Hiroshi KoizumiShogo Sugawara
• Shinji YamadaKoukichi Tamura
• Kyōko MineAsako Kaizuka
• Akira TakaradaKeisuke Yagi
• Ranko HanaiToyoko Hayakawa
• Chieko MurataOnao-san
• Eiko MiyoshiTamako Sugawara
• Tatsuo SaitōDr. Murayama
• Takashi ShimuraSataro Hayakawa
• Minosuke YamadaOld Doctor