A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
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| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Jun'ichirô Tamaki | Production Design |
| Camera | Sadaji Yoshida | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gô Mikami | Costume Design |
| Art | Mineo Kamiwa | Set Designer |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Art | Akira Satô | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ayako Sakurai | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Tamezô Mochizuki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Toshirō Sasaki | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |