In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
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| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Writing | Shôfû Muramatsu | Novel |
| Production | Shintarô Shirai | Producer |
| Sound | Senji Itô | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yozô Fuji | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Minoru Miki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Koshi Kawahigashi | Editor |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kisaburo Okumura | Costume Design |
| Directing | Masami Hanaoka | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tazuko Sakane | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ryûichi Shikita | Sound |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Production | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Researcher |
