Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
as Yuki
as Kurokawa
as Harumi
as Akazawa
as Konatsu
as Shôtarô
as Tsuruko
as Chûkichi
as Matsuyo
as Yamamoto
as Jewelry shop proprietor
as Jewelry shop proprietress
as Aoyama
as Doctor
as Dai