In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Writer: Masaki Kobayashi
Director of Photography: Seiji Inoue
Mother
Michiko Satomi
Father Yasugi
Heita Shima
Father Shuhei
Ikujiro Nakagawa
Nishida Nobuyuki
Mother Fumi