Overview
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.
Cast
- Junosuke Bandô as Rikiya
- Akiko Chihaya as Elder Sister Okiku
- Yukiko Ogawa as Yada Onna
- Minoru Takase as Man with Truncheon
- Yoshie Nakagawa as Old Lady Who Trades Woman
- Misao Seki as Old Man Renting Second Floor
- Teruko Sanjô as Mistaken Woman
- Keinosuke Sawada as Man Looking for a Fight