is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kōhei Oguri. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.

Plot

In 1956 Osaka, Shigeo, a child living with his parents Shinpei and Sadako in a small diner near the river mouth, meets a boy named Kichi. Kichi, who lives on a houseboat moored across from the diner, is the same age as Shigeo, and his sister, Ginako, is 11. Neither Kichi nor Ginako attend school. Rumors circulate that their mother entertains customers on the boat for a living, but Shigeo doesn't fully comprehend.