A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
as Kyosuke Ikeda
as Toyono Ikeda
as Ichiro Ikeda
as Jiro Ikeda
as Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
as Omitsu
as Village Mayor
as Tomisaku (Mayor's son)
as Gosaku, the Villager
as School Teacher
as Otane
as Kiyohiko Sugimoto
as Kaoru Shimada
