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
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata
Hospital Director
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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