The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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The people behind it
Ayako Wakao
Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Kyôko Kishida
Sonoko Kakiuchi
Eiji Funakoshi
Kotaro Kakiuchi
Yūsuke Kawazu
Eijiro Watanuki
Kyū Sazanka
Principal
Ken Mitsuda
Novelist
Fumiko Murata
Ume
Reiko Hibiki
Haru
Kyoko Nagumo
Kiyo
Kuniko Tomita
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