Release, runtime and language

1939 · 124 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Starring

Shin Saburi, Shin'ichi Himori, Mieko Takamine, Takeshi Sakamoto, Tatsuo Saitō, Tsuruko Kumoi

Based on Kishida Kunio’s novel, the film unfolds amid a power struggle within a hospital, where personal ambitions clash with professional duties. It follows the love lives of the director’s daughter, the administrative director, a doctor and a nurse, showing how their relationships are tested by the cut‑throat environment.