The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
                                    Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tetsu Ezure
                                    Masato Sakai
Shujiro Ezure
                                    Ryoko Shinohara
Mari Ezure
                                    Hiroshi Abe
Tokujiro Ezure
                                    Koichi Sato
Shinji Sugawara
                                    Ittoku Kishibe
Kazuo Yamaoka
                                    Masatoshi Nakamura
Daikichi Okabe
                                    Reiko Takashima
Mitsue Shimada
                                    Tsurube Shofukutei
bar owner
                                    Toshiyuki Nagashima
Doctor Mita
                                    Ken Yasuda
Hisashi Sugimoto
                                    Toru Nomaguchi
Manabu Kimura
                                    Katsuya Maiguma
Iwaki
                                    Daikichi Sugawara
                                    Yukijiro Hotaru
                                    Yuki Tayama
                                    Minami Kajihara
                                    Mika Kitajima
                                    Kenzo Ryu