In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
田中絹代
Fusako Owada
高杉早苗
Natsuko Kimijima
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
永田光男
Kenzô Kuriyama
Kôju Murata
Hospital Director
浦辺粂子
Brothel Keeper
毛利菊枝
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
富本民平
Koji Owada
Umeko Ôbayashi
Tokuko Owada
青山宏
Kiyoshi Kawakita
Fusako Maki
Pureblood Society Lady
玉島愛造
Women's Home Director