Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa's gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow...
Hiroko Ogi
as Ai Konno
Meiko Kaji
as Natsuko Inubushi
Tatsuya Fuji
as Tappei Kominato
Jiro Okazaki
as Yoichi Inubushi
Kanjūrō Arashi
as Yanagikichi Inubushi
Ryōhei Uchida
as Yasujiro Yuki
Kunie Tanaka
as Seiji Matsumiya
Tōru Abe
as Tokuzo Sekiyama
Shōki Fukae
as Takeshi Igarashi