After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.

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Cast

Junosuke Bandô

Rikiya

Akiko Chihaya

Elder Sister Okiku

Yukiko Ogawa

Yada Onna

Minoru Takase

Man with Truncheon

Yoshie Nakagawa

Old Lady Who Trades Woman

Keinosuke Sawada

Man Looking for a Fight