Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
| Writing | Ruiju Yanagisawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yūzō Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yūzō Kawashima | Director |
| Writing | Fumio Niwa | Original Story |
| Editing | Tadashi Nakamura | Editor |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Camera | Kuratarō Takamura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Shizui Sakagami | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Riichirō Manabe | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanae Mori | Costume Design |
| Production | Kaneo Iwai | Producer |