Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with the discovery of her corpse, which leads to an investigation that uncovers the narcotics, prostitution, and murder in which many poor farmers had found themselves trapped after World War II.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nobuko OtowaOtoyo | Otoyo |
 Jūzō ItamiIino | Iino |
 Daigo KusanoTsuda | Tsuda |
 Ichirō SugaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tanie KitabayashiNot listed | Not listed |
 Hisano YamaokaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMasanobu OkiNot listed | Not listed |
| MMika MatsuiNot listed | Not listed |
 Jūkichi UnoNot listed | Not listed |
 Eitarō OzawaNot listed | Not listed |
| RRika MizukiNot listed | Not listed |
 Ken YoshizawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Hideo KanzeNot listed | Not listed |
 Rokkō TouraNot listed | Not listed |
 Taiji TonoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| TTsutomu AkashiNot listed | Not listed |