On a winter night in the first year of the Taisho era, the down-and-out Ohta Katsuzo (played by Ken Ogata) elopes with the geisha Toyotake Ryokaku (played by Kimiko Ikegami), only to be hunted down by the geisha house's gang. As Ryokaku lies dying, she entrusts her daughter, still an infant, to Katsuzo. Twenty years later, Katsuzo has become a mediator for geishas, and his daughter, Hako (also played by Kimiko Ikegami), stands gracefully and is exceptionally beautiful. Katsuzo sends Hako to the Yohiratei, asking the proprietress—who is also Ryokaku's romantic rival—Aso (played by Mitsuko Baisho) to take her as a pupil. After rigorous training and renamed as Momoka, Hako eventually becomes a renowned figure at the Yohiratei.On the other hand, the gang from the Inasou family in Osaka plots to invade the area where Katsuzo resides. Bonds of gratitude, familial love, and romantic affection intertwine with the grudges of the underworld, unfolding a tragicomic tale of human emotions that words cannot express...This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Tomiko Miyau.
