"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
as Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
as Natsuko Kimijima
Tomie Tsunoda
as Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
as Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata
as Hospital Director
Kumeko Urabe
as Brothel Keeper
Kikue Mōri
as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
Minpei Tomimoto
as Koji Owada
Umeko Ôbayashi
as Tokuko Owada
Hiroshi Aoyama
as Kiyoshi Kawakita
Fusako Maki
as Pureblood Society Lady
Aizo Tamashima
as Women's Home Director
Kenzō Tanaka
as Shuichi Hirata
Kanichi Kato
as Detective A
Hideo Kato
as Detective B
Kazuko Okada
as Apartment Lady
Hisami Nishikawa
as Yasuko, street prostitute
Kimie Hayashi
as Kazuko, street prostitute
Mitsue Takigawa
as Takeko, street prostitute
Kuniko Aoi
as Tsugiko, street prostitute
Eiko Taki
as Tomie, street prostitute
Miyoko Shino
as Fukuko, street prostitute
Atsuko Okawa
as Tokiko, street prostitute
Junko Hara
as Toshimi, street prostitute
Kiyo Murakami
as Shizue, street prostitute
Yoshiko Miyake
as Toshiko, street prostitute
Michiko Murata
as Midori, street prostitute
Hisako Araki
as Akemi, street prostitute
Yoshie Sekiya
as Shigeko, street prostitute
Katsuko Shiori
as Tokie, street prostitute
Kazuko Aoyama
as Yokko, bad girl
Kazuko Futaba
as Tomi, bad girl
Miyoko Nakajima
as Oharu, bad girl
Misuzu Komatsu
as Mitchie, bad girl
Shizue Hikari
as Hideko, bad girl
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Tazuko Sakane
Editor
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Eijiro Hisaita
Novel
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Hisato Osawa
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay