Movie Drama
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.
Japan Japan
Setsuko Hara Yumeko Aizome Osamu Takizawa Masayuki Mori Masao Shimizu Takashi Kanda Akemi Sora Chieko Murata Taiji Tonoyama Keiko Tsushima Fumiko Okamura Shinichi Himori Shin'yō Nara Seiji Nishimura Shûichi Doki Masami Maehata Shunsuke Agata Motoya Uchida Tokihiko Izumi Eiko Takamatsu Yumi Matsui Yōko Benisawa Teruko Ninomiya Mitsuko Ema Chiyoko Fumiya Reiko Minakami Sakae Nakayama Kaoru Aikawa Seiichi Katô Fumio Tooyama Kentarô Imai Chikako Matsuo Yoshino Tani Yuriko Kawamura
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