After some fruitless career hunting in downtown Tokyo, Chiyo accepts a job as a bar hostess in Shiba ward. Well away from glamorous Asakusa and Ginza, this is a neighbourhood tavern where the women are dirt poor, each having only one kimono to their name...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sachiko ChibaChiyo | Chiyo |
 Heihachirō ŌkawaOgawa | Ogawa |
| RRanko AkagiShigeyo (Hisako) | Shigeyo (Hisako) |
 Nijiko KiyokawaFusako | Fusako |
| SSatoko DateMitsuko | Mitsuko |
| HHatsuko NatsumeNot listed | Not listed |
 Tamae KiyokawaMadame at café | Madame at café |
| KKō MihashiChiyo's father | Chiyo's father |
 Masao MishimaMadame's husband | Madame's husband |
| MMisao YamaguchiChiyo's mother | Chiyo's mother |