Yoshiko (Kurosaki) works for the Ishiyama family in a mansion in a mountain village. She worked as a maid during the day and as a concubine at night, taking care of her master. One day, Yoshiko's infidelity with her husband's only son, Masao, is discovered and she receives a severe punishment. ...Yoshiko barely escapes from the mansion and is raped by a laborer on the way. ``How should I live from now on?'' Yoshiko stands in the depths of despair, when a truck stops in front of her...