Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up.
若尾文子
as Masuko
田宮二郎
as Asai
水谷八重子
as Eiko
丹阿弥谷津子
as Yukiko
船越英二
as Aoyagi
弓恵子
as Yoshiko
浜村純
as Tatsuo
藤原礼子
as Ryuko
殿山泰司
as Goro
Mayumi Kurata
as Michiyo
仲村隆
as Muro
春本富士夫
as Komiya