Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the Buddhist monastery she is working at...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yuriko HishimiOnatsu | Onatsu |
| MMaki TachibanaOshichi | Oshichi |
 Hiroshi NawaKihei | Kihei |
| TTsuruko ShōfukuteiEisai | Eisai |
 Akira ShiojiNot listed | Not listed |
 Takuzō KawataniHisamatsu | Hisamatsu |
 Nagatoshi SakamotoChubei | Chubei |
 Eizō KitamuraYaichi | Yaichi |
| MMasanao YamadaSaikaku | Saikaku |
| MMaria MitsuiNot listed | Not listed |
 Takashi NoguchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Minken KarasawaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAkira NakabayashiYonosuke | Yonosuke |
 Masaru ShigaSailor | Sailor |
| MMineko MaruhiraNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryuji KatagiriOshichi's customer | Oshichi's customer |
| SSatoru NabeNot listed | Not listed |
 Masataka IwaoSailor | Sailor |
| CChieko KubozonoOsen | Osen |
 Hideo Murota(uncredited) | (uncredited) |