The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them. Co-written by newcomer Shigeki Chiba and Kaneto Shindo, the film was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kenji SugawaraInoue Masaji | Inoue Masaji |
 Ayako WakaoNumata Ichiko | Numata Ichiko |
 Eijirō TōnoAisawa | Aisawa |
| MMasahiro KinoshitaNishiyama | Nishiyama |
| IIsamu NakaneNot listed | Not listed |
| EEitarō MatsuyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshihiko KanazawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Minoru TakashimaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMitsuko TanakaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeiko AnjôNot listed | Not listed |
| AAkie HiyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Toshiko KisaragiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tatsuya IshiguroNot listed | Not listed |
 Koh SugitaNot listed | Not listed |
 Bontarō MiakeNot listed | Not listed |
 Ichirō IzawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kanji KawaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Tsuneko SudōNot listed | Not listed |
| JJoe OharaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMariko OgasawaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Saburo SakaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Reiko HibikiNot listed | Not listed |
 Fudeko TanakaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kumeko UrabeNot listed | Not listed |