Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
| Directing | Mikio Komatsu | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hisatora Kumagai | Producer |
| Directing | Yasuki Chiba | Director |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Editing | Hidetoshi Kasama | Editor |
| Writing | Toshirō Ide | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fumio Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tadashi Iimura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nobuo Iida | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Art Direction |
| Art | Kyoe Hamagami | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma | Lighting Technician |