Genshun Amma
O filho adotivo de um ator renomado descobre que só é elogiado nos palcos e poupado das críticas negativas por ser o herdeiro do seu pai, e que seus colegas o menosprezam pelas costas. Somente uma empregada da familia é honesta com ele e tem coragem de lhe dizer a verdade, ainda assim incentivando-o para que continue na profissão.
Shimbei Furusawa
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
Sonosuke Asai
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
