Nigorie 1953 Story 1 The Thirteenth Night Seki turns up at her parents house in the dead of night, where she breaks down and says she cannot continue to live with her husband, a rich man to whom the family is indebted After a tearful and long discussion, they convince her to return On the way home, the rickshaw driver turns out to be an old school friend, and they reminisce about the old days Story 2 The Last Day Of The Year Mine is a hard working maid in the house of a miserly, slave driving old woman who is burdened by a wastrel son, who pesters the old woman and her new husband for money to pay off gambling debts Mines uncle is her only surviving relative, and the man who raised her, who is very ill and needs money to repay a loanshark Mine promises to borrow the money from her employer but, although the old woman initially agrees, she breaks that promise on the due date, New Years Eve Can honest Mine resist the temptation to steal Story 3 An Inlet of Muddy Water The trials and tribulations of a group of young to middle aged whores All the women in this particular bawdy house look up to and admire the stunning O Riki But O Riki is nevertheless troubled Gen, a shabby coolie, hangs around and pesters her, despite having a long suffering wife and a young son, who calls O Riki The Demon One night, desperate for clients, several of the girls lunge at and literally drag some passers by inside One of these men is cultured and gentlemanly, and becomes O Rikis regular client She looks forward to his visits and hopes he will marry her Meanwhile, Gens wife alternates between solicitousness and harassment, and home life becomes tough