

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
Mikio Naruse
Kesako Nakane

Ichiro Yuki
Machio Harada

Yukiko Inoue
Yoshiko Hisayama
Fujiko Matsuzono
her friend

Reikō Tani
Butler
Sadako Araki
Waitress at café