Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Keiko Yashiro
Nobuhiko Fujisaki
Junko Inchihashi
Kenichi Komatsu
Matsukichi Sekine
Goda
Minobe
Yuri
Tomoko
Goldfish
Matsui
Yoshizo Yashiro
Sonoda
Matsuko
Toshiko
Bar Owner
Fortune Teller
Katsuko
Hostess
Mineko
Fujie
Kiyomi
Bar Customer
Natsuko
Yoshikawa
Mizutani
Hostess
Mitsuko
Electric Company Director
Real Estate Agent
Bar Customer
Shizuko
Yukiko
Miyuki
Hostess
