The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam construction site in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the human relationships involved in building the dam. A masterpiece by director Senkichi Taniguchi, who has worked on numerous films starring Mifune.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay: Senkichi Taniguchi, Motosada Nishikame
Director of Photography: Kazuo Yamada