The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
Director: Mikio Naruse
Producer: Nobuo Miura
Director of Photography: Shigeyoshi Mine
Screenplay: Yōko Mizuki