Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a geisha who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.