is a 1956 Japanese film by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chikage Awashima, Ryō Ikebe and Keiko Kishi. It is about a married salaryman who escapes the monotony of married life and his work at a fire brick manufacturing company by beginning an affair with a fellow office worker. The film also deals with the hardships of the salaryman lifestyle.

Plot

Office worker Shoji Sugiyama wakes and goes about his morning routine, attended by his wife, Masako, before commuting to his job in the Tokyo office of a fire brick manufacturing company.