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
Sanae Takasugi
Kumeko Urabe
Tomie Tsunoda
Mitsuo Nagata
Hiroshi Aoyama
Fusako Maki
Kikue Mōri
Sadako Sawamura
Ken Tanaka
Minpei Tomimoto