It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sayuri YoshinagaFumiko Hayashi | Fumiko Hayashi |
 Mitsuo HamadaKohei Osugi | Kohei Osugi |
 Ken YamauchiJiro Sasaki | Jiro Sasaki |
 Midori TashiroTsugiko Sasaki | Tsugiko Sasaki |
 Tomoko NaraokaMino Hayashi | Mino Hayashi |
 Kenjirō IshiyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Eijirō TōnoShigesuke Hayashi | Shigesuke Hayashi |
 Sadako SawamuraTeacher Ikegami | Teacher Ikegami |
| AAyako HoshoNot listed | Not listed |
 Kyoko HoriTeacher Gunda | Teacher Gunda |
 Daizaburo HirataJiro's older brother | Jiro's older brother |
 Zenji YamadaNot listed | Not listed |
 Zenpei SagaJiro's father | Jiro's father |
 Hideaki NitaniTeacher Mori | Teacher Mori |
 Arihiro FujimuraKikumaru Segawa | Kikumaru Segawa |