Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
             
                        
            
                                
                                
                                
                    Cast: Jinpachi Nezu, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Jirô Chiba, Miyako Yamaguchi, Kazuko Shirakawa, Keizo Kanie, Gō Awazu, Sumiko Hidaka, Yudai Ishiyama, Nenji Kobayashi