The background is Yuraku-cho in Tokyo and the film shows how desperately the women, who had led sheltered lives before the war, struggled to keep alive and the innate strength of post-war women.
Reiko Kayama
as Maya
Miyako Yamaguchi
as Sen
Izumi Shima
as Mino
Tokuko Watanabe
as Oroku
Seiji Endō
as
Rei Okamoto
as Prostitute A
Kenji Shiiya
as Asai
Akira Ōizumi
as Furuta
Kenji Shimamura
as Farmer
Maya Kudô
as Prostitute D