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.

Yuki

Kurokawa

Harumi

Akazawa

Konatsu

Shôtarô

Tsuruko

Chûkichi

Matsuyo

Yamamoto

Jewelry shop proprietor

Jewelry shop proprietress

Aoyama

Doctor

Acting

Dai

Acting

Acting

Acting

Acting
July 15, 1952

Yuki

Kurokawa

Harumi

Akazawa

Konatsu

Shôtarô

Tsuruko

Chûkichi

Matsuyo

Yamamoto

Jewelry shop proprietor

Jewelry shop proprietress

Aoyama

Doctor

Acting

Dai

Acting

Acting

Acting

Acting
