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.
Fusako Owada
Kinuyo Tanaka
Natsuko Kimijima
Sanae Takasugi
Kumiko Owada
Tomie Tsunoda
Kenzô Kuriyama
Mitsuo Nagata
Hospital Director
Kōju Murata
Brothel Keeper
Kumeko Urabe
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
Kikue Mōri
Koji Owada
Minpei Tomimoto
Tokuko Owada
Umeko Ôbayashi
Kiyoshi Kawakita
Hiroshi Aoyama
Pureblood Society Lady
Fusako Maki
Women's Home Director
Aizo Tamashima
Shuichi Hirata
Kenzō Tanaka
Detective A
Kanichi Kato
Detective B
Hideo Kato
Apartment Lady
Kazuko Okada
Yasuko, street prostitute
Hisami Nishikawa
Kazuko, street prostitute
Kimie Hayashi
Takeko, street prostitute
Mitsue Takigawa
Tsugiko, street prostitute
Kuniko Aoi
Tomie, street prostitute
Eiko Taki
Fukuko, street prostitute
Miyoko Shino
Tokiko, street prostitute
Atsuko Okawa
Toshimi, street prostitute
Junko Hara
Shizue, street prostitute
Kiyo Murakami
Toshiko, street prostitute
Yoshiko Miyake
Midori, street prostitute
Michiko Murata
Akemi, street prostitute
Hisako Araki
Shigeko, street prostitute
Yoshie Sekiya
Tokie, street prostitute
Katsuko Shiori
Yokko, bad girl
Kazuko Aoyama
Tomi, bad girl
Kazuko Futaba
Oharu, bad girl
Miyoko Nakajima
Mitchie, bad girl
Misuzu Komatsu
Hideko, bad girl
Shizue Hikari