About
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
Director
Writers
Komatsu Kitamura, Jitsuzo Ikeda
Studio
Shochiku
Original Title
限りなき舗道
Original Language
Japanese
Where to Watch
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Stream with ads
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Stream included
HD
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Cast
Full credits →S
Setsuko Shinobu
Sugiko Shima
A
Akio Isono
Koichi, her younger brother
S
Sozo Okada
Hiroshi Yamanouchi
N
Nobuko Wakaba
Takako, his elder sister
F
Fumiko Katsuragi
mother
S
Shinichi Himori
Shinkichi Yamamura
C
Chiyoko Katori
Kesako Nakane
I
Ichiro Yuki
Machio Harada
Y
Yukiko Inoue
Yoshiko Hisayama
R
Reikō Tani
Butler
K
Kiyoko Rokugo
Waitress at café
K
Kōji Mitsui
Guest (at café)
S
Shozaburo Abe
Bartender
E
Einosuke Naka
Doctor
T
Tomio Aoki
Bellboy
T
Takeshi Sakamoto
Guest for portrait painter
C
Chishū Ryū
Yukihiko Chiba
