A strong-willed young prostitute, her mentally challenged brother, and her aging prostitute mother attempt to survive in 1970s Osaka.
Social & External
Tome Marunishi
Fumie Hirabayashi
Yone Marunishi
Jitsuo Marunishi
Yuri
Atsushi Saito
Asami
Customer
Ginji Hori
Hajime Terasaka
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