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.
Setsuko Hara
Toshirō Mifune
Yōko Sugi
Hisaya Morishige
Murasaki Fujima
