Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and resilience.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kinuyo TanakaOei | Oei |
 Eitarō OzawaZensuke | Zensuke |
 Nobuko OtowaTamasode | Tamasode |
 Keiko AwajiKimiko | Kimiko |
 Haruo TanakaYasukichi | Yasukichi |
 Akihiko HirataSashichi | Sashichi |
 Chieko NakakitaOtama | Otama |
 Noriko SengokuOkura | Okura |
 Chieko NaniwaOhatsu | Ohatsu |
 Kyū Sazankamaster of Jeep | master of Jeep |
 Yūsaku TerashimaDensuke | Densuke |
 Chikage OogiNot listed | Not listed |
 Haruko TōgōNot listed | Not listed |
| HHayami KiyokawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Michiyo TamakiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKimiko OkadaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMitsuko TachibanaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYūko UedaNot listed | Not listed |
| 山山田和子Not listed | Not listed |
 Hisaya ItoNot listed | Not listed |
| AAkira TaniNot listed | Not listed |
| MMineko YorozuyoNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshi MiyawakiNot listed | Not listed |
| JJunko KinugasaNot listed | Not listed |
| RRiyoko ShiokazeNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshiko UnoNot listed | Not listed |
| SSayomi HiraharaNot listed | Not listed |
| 森森昭子Not listed | Not listed |
| AAyako ChiyodaNot listed | Not listed |