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.
Jinpachi Nezu
Yukio Yamazawa
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Junko
Jirô Chiba
Akihiko Yamazawa
Miyako Yamaguchi
Fumie Yamazawa
Kazuko Shirakawa
Prayer
Keizo Kanie
Daijin
Gō Awazu
Driver
Sumiko Hidaka
Ine Yamazawa
