Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes a gun from a house on an American base and uses it to kill several people. The scene changes to Yamada's childhood. Yamada is born the child of a reprobate and a weak-willed woman. As a boy Yamada, experiences poverty and the rape of his sister at first hand.
Released: Oct 31, 1970
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Stars: Daijirô Harada, Nobuko Otowa, Daigo Kusano, Keiko Torii, Kei Satō, Kiwako Taichi
Crew: Kaneto Shindō (Director), Hisao Enoki (Editor), Akira Haruki (Art Direction), Kenichi Okamoto (Gaffer), Kiyomi Kuroda (Director of Photography), Hikaru Hayashi (Original Music Composer)