Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa's gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow...
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| Directing | Yukihiko Kondo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Buichi Saitō | Director |
| Writing | Norio Osada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Goro Fujita | Original Story |
| Crew | Kenji Hagiwara | Cinematography |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Music |
