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.
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| Directing | Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sakae Hirosawa | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Eiji Ooi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hideko Takamine | Costume Design |
| Sound | Masao Fujiyoshi | Sound |
| Production | Ryuzo Kikushima | Producer |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Production Design |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound |
| Writing | Ryuzo Kikushima | Screenplay |