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. 　　ユキは街頭の似顔絵描き、正太郎、忠吉、大助の三人は同じく街の靴磨きと靴直しをしていた。四人は同じ江東の貧しい裏町に住み、同じ銀座の並木通りにある寶山堂という寶石屋の前で店開(kāi)きをして... (展開(kāi)全部)