Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
Elenco: Chishū Ryū , Setsuko Hara , Yumeji Tsukioka , Haruko Sugimura , Hohi Aoki , Jun Usami , Kuniko Miyake , Masao Mishima , Yoshiko Tsubouchi , Yôko Katsuragi , Toyo Takahashi , Jun Tanizaki , Ichirô Shimizu , Youko Benisawa , Manzaburo Umewaka , Nobu Nojima , Ichiro Kitamura , Haruo Yasufuku , Tadaichi Aoki , Seiju Kanze , Shintaro Umewaka , Shizuo Kanze , Seiji Toda , Kozo Fukuda , Shinichiro Takayama , Seinosuke Ishida , Yutaka Aoki , Kinzo Hasegawa , Gazan Hasegawa , Mikuma Shimada .