Suzaki Paradise Red Light District 1956 A couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki Across the bridge they see the sign for Suzaki Paradise, a red light district where Tsutae once worked as a prostitute Tsutae spots an ad for a waitress at a bar near the bridge and she rushes in to get the job The kind hearted madam, Tokuko, helps them out by hiring Tsutae and finding work for Yoshiji delivering noodles But the wanton Tsutae is soon attracted to Ochiai, a rich, generous man who owns an electrical shop specializing in radios