It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
as Fumiko Hayashi
as Kohei Osugi
as Jiro Sasaki
as Tsugiko Sasaki
as Mino Hayashi
as Shigesuke Hayashi
as Teacher Ikegami
as Teacher Gunda
as Jiro's older brother
as Jiro's father
as Teacher Mori
as Kikumaru Segawa
