Seisaku's Wife

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.

Cast

Ayako Wakao

as Okane

Takahiro Tamura

as Seisaku

Yūzō Hayakawa

as Sergeant

Shoichi Ozawa

as Hyosuke

Yuka Konno

as Oshina

Taiji Tonoyama

as Retired Man

Nobuo Chiba

as Heisuke

Noriko Hodaka

as Wife

Reiko Hoshikawa

as Yuki

Takashi Nakamura

as Older Brother

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