Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an uneasy friendship until Matsunaga's old boss Okada returns from prison.
Takashi Shimura
as Sanada
Toshirō Mifune
as Matsunaga
Reizaburo Yamamoto
as Okada
Michiyo Kogure
as Nanae
Chieko Nakakita
as Miyo
Noriko Sengoku
as Gin
Shizuko Kasagi
as Singer
Eitarō Shindō
as Takahama
Masao Shimizu
as Oyabun
Taiji Tonoyama
as Shop Proprietor
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Takashi Shimura is impressive in this slightly squalid tale of a dipsomaniac doctor ("Sanada") charged with caring for a population housed in a bombed out part of the city. A large stagnant pond amidst their community is as likely to prove a source of toxicity as the pervading Yakuza activities. Tho...