
1972
The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino, a waitress supporting her impoverished relatives. The couple decides to marry despite the significant emotional and social hardships each faces, viewing their love as a means to overcome the shame and despair inherited from their pasts.

Komaki Kurihara
Shino

Gō Katō
Tetsuro

Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin
Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo

Kayoko Onishi
Sayako

Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura
Okami

Karin Yamaguchi
Aya

Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother

Isao Hashimoto

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Kazuo Tachibana

Shinobu Tsuruta

Wataru Kobayashi

Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister

The Last Detail

The Castle of Sand

Best Friends

The Prisoner of Zenda

Thirst

A Japanese Tragedy

In Our Time

Last Train to Christmas

A Romance of the Rail

TGV

Four Seasons: Natsuko

What do You Want Now of This Metaphysical Love?

Advantages of Travelling by Train

D2 – Train to the End of the World

The Polar Express

Rotator

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Inside Grand Central

Pocket Money

Stronger Than a Bullet