Japan
1941
71 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
Japanese
Two bruised souls enact a tender, hesitant romance in Hiroshi Shimizu’s alternately poignant and playful wartime love story. A soldier (Chishu Ryu) is forced to prolong his stay at a rural spa when he accidentally cuts his foot on the titular object. Soon enough he tracks down its lovely owner (Kinuyo Tanaka) and finds himself smitten.
| Emi | Kinuyo Tanaka |
| Okiku | Hiroko Kawasaki |
| Professor Katae | Tatsuo Saito |
| Nanmura | Chishu Ryu |
| Hiroyasu | Shinichi Himori |
| Hiroyasu's wife | Hideko Mimura |
| Old man | Kawara Kanji |
| Taro | Yokoyama Jun |
| Jiro | Otsuka Masayoshi |
| Director | Hiroshi Shimizu |
| Screenplay | Kihan Nagase |
| Based on the story “Yottsu no Yubune” by | Masuji Ibuse |
| Cinematography | Suketaro Inokai |
| Art direction | Isamu Motoki |
| Music | Takaaki Asai |
| Sound | Koichi Nakamura |
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