
1948
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.

Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada

Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima

Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada

Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama

Kōju Murata
Hospital Director

Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper

Kikue Mōri
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

Minpei Tomimoto
Koji Owada

Umeko Ôbayashi
Tokuko Owada

Hiroshi Aoyama
Kiyoshi Kawakita

Fusako Maki
Pureblood Society Lady

Aizo Tamashima
Women's Home Director

Kenzō Tanaka
Shuichi Hirata

Kanichi Kato
Detective A

Hideo Kato
Detective B

Kazuko Okada
Apartment Lady

Hisami Nishikawa
Yasuko, street prostitute

Kimie Hayashi
Kazuko, street prostitute

Mitsue Takigawa
Takeko, street prostitute

Kuniko Aoi
Tsugiko, street prostitute

Eiko Taki
Tomie, street prostitute

Miyoko Shino
Fukuko, street prostitute

Atsuko Okawa
Tokiko, street prostitute

Junko Hara
Toshimi, street prostitute

Kiyo Murakami
Shizue, street prostitute

Yoshiko Miyake
Toshiko, street prostitute

Michiko Murata
Midori, street prostitute

Hisako Araki
Akemi, street prostitute

Yoshie Sekiya
Shigeko, street prostitute

Katsuko Shiori
Tokie, street prostitute

Kazuko Aoyama
Yokko, bad girl

Kazuko Futaba
Tomi, bad girl

Miyoko Nakajima
Oharu, bad girl

Misuzu Komatsu
Mitchie, bad girl

Shizue Hikari
Hideko, bad girl