A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

Misao Matsumoto

Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Susumu Nakada

Patrolman Nosaka

Apprentice Nurse

Takiko Nakada

Unknown Role

Old soldier
Policeman
Father of boy with appendicitis
Officer
Cpl. Horiguchi
Boy with typhoid
Laborer
Mother of boy with appendicitis
Mii-chan
Nurse Imai

Student Nurse

Gaudy Woman
Boy with appendicitis
Boy