
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

as Sutekichi the Thief

as Osugi the Landlady

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

as Former Samurai

as The Actor

as Osen the Prostitute

as Otaki the Candy-Seller

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

as Tomekichi the Tinker

as Tatsu

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

as Kahei the Pilgrim

as Kuna

as Shimazo the Police Agent

as Unokichi

as Tsugaru