La trama de esta cinta está basada en una vieja leyenda, en la cual el hijo de un famoso actor de Kabuki se enamora de una criada y su padre, violentamente, se opone a que ellos dos se unan.

With a multi-layered plot at its core, this early work from Kenji Mizoguchi is a moving love story about art, sacrifice, and the patrician nature of 1880s Japan. Featuring a superb use of the long take, the film is also an ode to the marginal yet crucial role women played within society at the time.