In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
as Michiko Akiyama
as Tomiko Ono
as Tadao Akiyama
as Tsutomu Miyaji
as Eiji Ono
as Shinzaburo Miyaji
as Tamiko Miyaji
as Yukiko Ono
as Narita
as Takako Sasamoto
as Maid in the Ono house
as Eiko
