Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nobuko OtowaGinko | Ginko |
 Sumiko HidakaSomefuku | Somefuku |
 Isuzu YamadaTamiko | Tamiko |
 So YamamuraWakabayashi | Wakabayashi |
 Jūkichi UnoGinzo | Ginzo |
 Akira YamanouchiKuramochi | Kuramochi |
 Yōichi NumataKurisu | Kurisu |
 Osamu TakizawaIno | Ino |
 Ichirō SugaiIsogai | Isogai |
 Masao ShimizuNagase | Nagase |
 Taiji TonoyamaYamada | Yamada |
 Zenpei SagaNot listed | Not listed |
 Eitarō ShindōNot listed | Not listed |
 Eijirō YanagiNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuriko HanabusaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sadako SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kyōko AsagiriNot listed | Not listed |
 Yumeko AizomeNot listed | Not listed |
 Fusako MakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tanie KitabayashiNot listed | Not listed |
| YYumi TakanoNot listed | Not listed |
 Fukuko SayoNot listed | Not listed |
 Chikako HosokawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Tsutomu ShimomotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Shinsuke AshidaNot listed | Not listed |
 Shin DateNot listed | Not listed |
 Asao SanoNot listed | Not listed |
| EEiken ShojiNot listed | Not listed |
 Taketoshi NaitōNot listed | Not listed |
| TTatsuo MatsushitaNot listed | Not listed |