The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
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Masumi Harukawa
Sadako Takahashi
Kō Nishimura
Koichi Takahashi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
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Yūko Kusunoki
Yoshiko Masuda
Ranko Akagi
Tadae Takahashi
Bumon Kahara
Pawnshop's Husband
Yoshi Katō
Seizo Takahashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Kinu Takahashi
Fumie Kitahara
Hisako Karihara
Kazuo Kitamura
Seiichiro Takahashi
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