A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid the rubble of a broken Japan. Along the way, she touches the hearts of those around her with her resilience and song.
The Kumakichi Ishida family lived happily in a small house in Shibuya while their mansion in Azabu was requisitioned by the occupation forces. When the residence is released to them, Mrs. Ishida wants to turn it into a Western style hotel to recoup their fortunes, but returns to Shibuya, swindled and sober.
The story of a beautiful model from the flesh-pots of Tokyo.
