A treasury official passed over for promotion and obsessed with careerism interferes in the lives of his three sons, who seek escape from his relentless pressure in the mortal danger of mountain climbing.

• Shochiku
• Takahiro Tamura
• Tamotsu Hayakawa
• Shima Iwashita
• Chieko Baisho
• Masao Shimizu
• Sadako Sawamura
• Hideo Kidokoro
• Jun Hamamura