

After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.

Ken Takakura
Go Akutsu

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tae Makimura

Tomokazu Miura
Senta Naruse

Naoko Ohtani
Kayoko

Hiroko Isayama
Oren
Kyoko Aoki

Susumu Fujita
Masakazu Kuwayama

Nenji Kobayashi
Eishin Tono