Elegy

In Hokkaido, Kunigama. Reiko (Akagi) met Katsura, on a quiet and lonely late autumn evening, before the harsh and fierce winter was to come. Reiko was 21 years old, working for a small mobile theater troupe. She knew from the beginning that Katsura had a wife and children. Katsura's relationship with Reiko, half openly and half secretly, was partly due to and partly an excuse for his wife, Akiko (Kusabi),'s infidelity. Reiko was always honest with her heart. She became friends with Katsura's daughter and even made friends with Akiko.

• Yoshisuke KawasakiDirector
• Toshiro IdeWriter

• Kumiko AkiyoshiReiko Ando
• Tatsuya NakadaiSetsuo Katsuragi
• Mitsuko KusabueAkiko Katsuragi
• Ken TanakaMikio Hisada
• Takenori MuranoTatsumi Furuse
• Kō NishimuraNobuhisa Hyodo
• Yoko MinakazeNorimi Tanioka
• Hisao DazaiCoffee shop owner
• Yoshie ChikamatsuTome