Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who eventually becomes a merchant marine. When Oshige meets her old love ten years later, she is able to forgive him and even thank him for the path her life has taken.
Onaka
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
Haruko
Chorus of a Million People
Harue
坂本武演じる喜八を主人公とした「喜八シリーズ」の第一弾。長屋で息子の富夫と二人で暮らす喜八は、日雇い労働者として工場に勤めている。同僚で隣に住む次郎と一緒に演芸場へ出かけた喜八親子は、その帰り道で春江という女性と出会う。彼女は工場をクビになり、行く当てがないという。喜八は、行きつけの食堂の店主である“かあやん”に、春江を泊めてほしいと頼み込んだ。春江は食堂に住み込みで働かせてもらうことになった。富夫は年甲斐もなく春江に熱を上げるが、彼女は次郎に興味を持っていた。
Okino
Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino, a poor girl who is also under threat from Nikichi.
Yuuki Yukie
Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating duel takes place on a night of fireworks.
Silent Japanese film.
