
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

Noriko Sengoku
Gin

Shizuko Kasagi
Singer

Eitarō Shindō
Takahama

Masao Shimizu
Oyabun

Taiji Tonoyama
Shop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga
Schoolgirl

Chōko Iida
Bâya