Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.

Masayuki Mori
as Reikichi Mayumi

Yoshiko Kuga
as Michiko Kubota

Shizue Natsukawa
as Reikichi's mother

Jūkichi Uno
as Naoto Yamaji

Chieko Seki
as Office lady

Kyōko Anzai
as

Jûzô Dôsan
as Hiroshi

Yumi Takano
as

Kikuko Hanaoka
as

Harumi Kashima
as