Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four of the dead man's friends gather to have an anniversary wake. Some time following the ceremony one of the attendees marries the widow. Soon another friend of the deceased and his family also make the house their home when they move to town. Everyone's life is changed quite a bit. When the newer husband sustains an injury to his leg and loses his job it leads to the wife having to work. By the time the fifth anniversary of the friend's death occurs and another reunion is held another friend is in love with the former widow.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Setsuko HaraKatsuko | Katsuko |
 Toshirō MifuneShuntarō Ōhira | Shuntarō Ōhira |
 Shin SaburiNarasaki | Narasaki |
 Keiju KobayashiTakeuchi | Takeuchi |
| TToshinobu SawakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Kaoru YachigusaAsako | Asako |
 Yuriko HamadaKayo | Kayo |
| IIchirō ChibaNot listed | Not listed |
 Haruo TanakaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sachio SakaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryōhei UchidaNot listed | Not listed |
| 杉杉山治久Not listed | Not listed |
| 渋渋沢準Not listed | Not listed |
| 中中村知Not listed | Not listed |
 Murasaki FujimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Junko MiyauchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshie MinamiNot listed | Not listed |
 Natsuko KaharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Seijirô OndaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ikio SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Toki ShiozawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sonosuke SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kiyomi MizunoyaNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshio TsuchiyaNot listed | Not listed |
 Michiko KawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Mitsue TachibanaNot listed | Not listed |
 Rikie SanjōNot listed | Not listed |
| KKisao HatamochiNot listed | Not listed |
 Mayumi ShirabatoNot listed | Not listed |