

Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.
Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura
User score
6 votes
Released
November 22, 1980
1h 54m
Japanese
Mayuko Wakamori
Masako Miyoshi

Tsunehiko Watase
Akira Miyoshi

Yukiyo Toake
Kunie Miyoshi

Ryoko Nakano
Dr. Nose

Jūkichi Uno
Doctor

Tanie Kitabayashi
Akira's mother

Keizo Kanie
Yamagishi

Sanae Nakahara
Sadae

Sen Yano
Private Hospital Doctor

Yasukiyo Umeno
Akira's Older Brother

Tomoe Hiiro
Yamagishi's Wife
Ken'ichi Katô
Kōichi Koshimura
Hisayuki Nakajima
Toshitomo Miura
Masahiko Koreeda
Mitsukuni Yamanashi
Tamio Ishikura
Dai Sasahara

Yasuko Beppu