Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
Haru, Izutsuya's maid
Sonoko es un ama de casa que decide inscribirse a unas clases de arte para paliar el aburrimiento de estar sola en casa mientras su marido Kotaro trabaja. En esas clases, Sonoko conoce a la modelo Mitsuko, de quien acaba enamorándose. En esa relación lésbica intervendrán tanto el marido de Sonoko como el prometido de Mitsuko, lo que motivará la aparición de una serie de triángulos amorosos y el surgimiento de unos celos bastante destructivos.
Fujiko Niwa, a nurse, is in love with Dr. Suga, but fear clutches her heart when she overhears that Reiko, the Director's daughter, is coming to the hospital to see the man she hopes to marry.
Maiden Mitsu
One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.
Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humor.
Toshiko Yamanaka
Dos fabricantes de automóviles se espían entre sí para tratar de averiguar los detalles y los precios de un nuevo automóvil deportivo que cada uno está a punto de lanzar.
¿Si es por el bien de la compañía y de nuestro coche, no hay nada malo en engañar, estafar, matar, o hacer cuanto queramos? ¿Quieres decir que deberíamos quedarnos de brazos cruzados y dejar que la compañía se arruine? ¿Qué es una compañía? ¿Qué es un secreto? ¿Son más importantes que las personas?
Nurse
Obscure Masamura film shot in 1961
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.
Nurse Tokiko
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.
