The New Yoshiwara pleasure district, in the twilight years of the Edo Period. Popular prostitute Asagiri (Yumi Adachi) will soon be freed from her indentured service. One day at a local festival, she meets young artisan Hanjiro (Yasushi Fuchikami) which changes her destiny. Asagiri feels love for the first time in her life, but history involving Hanjiro‘s client (Kanji Tsuda) leads to tragic circumstances.