In early post-war Osaka, three women, war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, an expatriate from Korea, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law, descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama
Hiroshi Aoyama