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