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.
Sanada
Takashi Shimura
Matsunaga
Toshirō Mifune
Okada
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Nanae
Michiyo Kogure
Miyo
Chieko Nakakita
Gin
Noriko Sengoku
Singer
Shizuko Kasagi
Takahama
Eitarō Shindō
Oyabun
Masao Shimizu
Shop Proprietor
Taiji Tonoyama
Schoolgirl
Yoshiko Kuga
Bâya
Chōko Iida
Punk
Isao Ubukata
Yakuza Follower
Akira Tani
Guitar Player
Sachio Sakai
Flower Shop Proprietor
Tateo Kawasaki
Daughter at Flower Shop
Mayuri Mokushô
Dancer
Toshiko Kawakubo
Dancer
Haruko Toyama
Dancer
Yukie Nanbu
Anego
Sumire Shiroki
Dancer (uncredited)
Yōko Sugi