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In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

Takashi Shimura
Sanada

Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga

Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada

Michiyo Kogure
Nanae

Chieko Nakakita
Miyo

Noriko Sengoku
Gin

Shizuko Kasagi
Singer

Eitarō Shindō
Takahama

Masao Shimizu
Oyabun

Taiji Tonoyama
Shop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga
Schoolgirl

Chōko Iida
Bâya

Isao Ubukata
Punk

Akira Tani
Yakuza Follower

Sachio Sakai
Guitar Player

Tateo Kawasaki
Flower Shop Proprietor

Mayuri Mokushô
Daughter at Flower Shop

Toshiko Kawakubo
Dancer

Haruko Toyama
Dancer

Yukie Nanbu
Dancer

Sumire Shiroki
Anego

Yōko Sugi
Dancer (uncredited)