Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse.
Direction
Yoshimura's surgical framing of emotional power dynamics.
Acting
Mitsuko Mito's layered performance as the compromised nurse.
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Shin Saburi
Yuzo Hibiki
Mitsuko Mito
Gin Ishiwata
Shin Tokudaiji
Sasajima
Mieko Takamine
Keiko Shima
Hideo Fujino
Yasuhide Shima
Fumiko Katsuragi
Takiko Shima
Tatsuo Saitō
Yasuhiko Shima
Masami Morikawa
Mikie Shima
Fusako Maki
Hideko Tsutsumi
Shinichi Himori
Itoda
Ryōtarō Mizushima
Hibiki's father
Fumiko Okamura
Hibiki's mother
Takeshi Sakamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only fragments survive — the original negative was likely destroyed during WWII, making every existing frame precious.
Kishida Kunio's plays revolutionized Japanese modern drama; this adaptation preserves his signature tension between spoken restraint and emotional explosion.
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