Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.

• GUNRO
• Jinpachi Nezu
• Kumiko Akiyoshi
• Jirô Chiba
• Miyako Yamaguchi
• Kazuko Shirakawa
• Keizo Kanie
• Gō Awazu
• Sumiko Hidaka