A Grain of Wheat

The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them. Co-written by newcomer Shigeki Chiba and Kaneto Shindo, the film was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura.

• Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
• Cast: Kenji Sugawara, Ayako Wakao, Eijirō Tōno, Masahiro Kinoshita, Isamu Nakane, Eitarō Matsuyama, Yoshihiko Kanazawa, Minoru Takashima