

Overview
After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.
Top Cast

Setsuko Hara
Yukie Yagihara

Susumu Fujita
Ruykichi Noge

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Professor Yagihara

Haruko Sugimura
Madame Noge

Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Yagihara

Akitake Kōno
Itokawa

Kokuten Kōdō
Mr. Noge

Takashi Shimura
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo

Taizō Fukami
Minister of Education

Masao Shimizu
Professor Hakozaki

Haruo Tanaka
Student
Kazu Hikari
Detective
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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