

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.
Fumiko Shimojô

Mori

Akira Ôtsuki

Kinuko

Yoshio

Yamagami

Seiko

Tatsuko

Mrs. Shirakawa

Neighbor's Wife

Shigeru Anzai

Hide

Hide's Husband

Mrs. Kobayashi

Unknown Role

Unknown Role