It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
| Writing | Fumiko Hayashi | Original Story |
| Writing | Sumie Tanaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kimiaki Koyamazaki | Screenplay |
| Directing | Buichi Saitō | Director |
| Camera | Kazumi Iwasa | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Tsuneo Furuyama | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Takeharu Sakaguchi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mitsuo Kondō | Editor |
| Directing | Noboru Kaji | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Hisako Tateishi | Dialect Coach |